Corsair MP700 Pro XT 2TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Corsair MP700 Pro XT 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark 15. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark16. Temperatures17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

The 3DMark Storage Benchmark uses traces recorded from popular games and gaming-related activities to measure real-world gaming performance.

Traces used:

Battlefield V
Loading Battlefield™ V from launch to the main menu.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4
Loading Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 from launch to the main menu.

Overwatch
Loading Overwatch® from launch to the main menu.

Game Move
Copying the Steam folder for Counter-Strike®: Global Offensive from an external SSD to the system drive.

Game Recording
Recording a 1080p gameplay video at 60 FPS with OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) while playing Overwatch®.

Installing Game
Installing The Outer Worlds® from the Epic Games Launcher.

Game Saving
Saving progress in The Outer Worlds game.

In 3DMark’s Storage Benchmark game loading tests, the MP700 Pro XT produced an average game loading bandwidth figure for the three games of 1,184.55MB/s with an average access time of 43µs, just behind the 4TB version of the MP700 Pro SE.

In the game, moving, recording, installing and saving test traces, the drive averaged 1,421.21MB/s, which puts the drive in the lower half of the results table. The average access time for the four test was 31µs.

The overall average bandwidth figure for the 2TB Corsair MP700 Pro XT is 752.74MB/s, which is a little disappointing as it's only good enough to see the drive in the lower half of the results table, behind the older, original 2TB MP700 Pro and the 4TB Pro SE.

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