PCIe 5.0 means a huge leap in speed over PCIe 4 and storage units like this Corsair MP700 PRO SE are tangible proof of that and therefore also the object of desire of every user who needs high performance in this sense. And as we will see below, we are talking about an SSD that can almost double in performance what we can get with PCIe 4 memory.

Speaking of the Corsair MP700 family, that should set us straightThe Corsair MP700 surprised us already last summer and reached a speed of 10,000 Mbytes per second in sequential read mode and 9,500 Mbytes in write mode. Then came the MP700 Pro at the end of last year, which was capable of speeds of 12,400 MB/s with sequential reads and writes of 11,800 MB/s. And now, with the Corsair MP700 PRO SE, we see that there is still room for growth.

So, as we can see in its technical specifications, we are talking about an SSD capable of achieving speed up to 14,000 MB/s sequential read and up to 12,000 MB/s sequential write. As I already indicated, this is close to doubling the performance of high-end drives that use PCIe 4, but if we compare with regular SATA SSDs, the performance improvement factor can reach a spectacular 25x.

Now you don’t just do sequential reads and writes for a living, so Corsair has used the latest interface, controller and NAND flash technologies in this Corsair MP700 PRO SE to they also guarantee high speed and reliability in random read and write operations, which guarantees top performance in all types of read and write operations. However, for those who don’t yet have a PCIe 5 PC but plan to upgrade in the future, these SSDs are fully PCIe 4 compatible as well, so you can start using them in your current PC and then enjoy its full functionality when you upgrade to a PCIe 5 PC .

As we already told you, yes, to get the maximum performance of the PCIe 5 drive, it is necessary to use some active dissipation system to maximize its performance, that’s why Corsair also introduced the Corsair MP700 PRO HE variant including the Hydro X Series water block, which makes it ready for perfect integration into its own cooling circuit. Now, for less “extreme” use, more than capable M.2 cooling is integrated into most motherboards.

We are already talking about games, because we are obviously talking about memory that will shine with its own light when in use DirectStoragefor activities that require the use of huge amounts of data, for content creation, etc., there are many use cases where a unit like the Corsair MP700 PRO SE can make a big difference.

SSD Corsair MP700 PRO SE It is now on sale on the Corsair website and is priced at 719.99 euros.