Corsair MP600 Pro XT

Elite sequential read and record-high 4K write speeds ; Aluminum heatsink ; Capacities up to 4TB ; 256-bit AES hardware-based encryption ; Also comes in water-cooled variant

Heatsink size limits the spaces this drive will fit ; Only middling speeds in PCMark game-launching tests

The Corsair MP600 Pro XT internal SSD has the raw speed for high-impact gaming and the cooling to stay in top form under pressure, though you'll want to look elsewhere if you need a drive for a laptop or PS5.

Fantastic performance ; Hefty heat sink (removable) ; Liquid-cooling option ; Affordable for PCIe 4

Fantastic performance ; Hefty heat sink (removable) ; Liquid-cooling option ; Affordable for PCIe 4

A liquid-cooling option sets this blazingly fast NVMe SSD apart from the crowd. It’s also nicely affordable for a PCIe 4 drive. The Corsair MP600 Pro XT is a worthy competitor to the .

+ Fast PCIe 4.0 performance and cool operation ; + Impressive sustained write speeds and endurance ; + Attractive design ; + 5-year warranty ; + AES 256-bit encryption

- Costly ; - Power efficiency

Corsair’s MP600 Pro XT is one of the best SSDs we’ve tested. If you need a fast SSD that will deliver leading performance during the toughest sustained workloads but at a more accessible price point, this is your drive.

Overall Performance.

Couldn’t match the official maximum 4K random write figures in some of our testing.

Corsair's MP600 Core Mini range offers a 2TB model which is something the original MP600 Core lacked as it was only available as a 1TB unit. The Core Mini brings slightly faster Sequential read performance than the Mini but has slower write speeds. The...

176-layer NAND technology.

Couldn’t match the official random write figures under testing.

For their latest flagship drive, Corsair has teamed up the controller of choice for the current batch of Gen 4 drives, Phison’s PS5018-E18, with Micron’s latest and fastest 3D TLC NAND to date, the 176-layer B47R. That pairing results in a very quick...