If you have an AMD system or intend to go for an upcoming Intel 500 Series chipset for 11th generation processors, then you are probably looking for an SSD with a PCIe 4.0 interface for the best storage performance. In this regard, two of the best contenders in the current market are the Samsung 980 Pro and the Corsair MP600 , and in this article we are going to make a technical comparison between the two to discover which of them is the best option.
As always, we will first compare the prices since the cost of the product will be a blocking factor for most users, since we usually have a certain budget to make the choice of PC parts and, obviously, not many people can spend all the money. money that all components cost. That said, here’s what a 1TB Corsair MP600 costs right now:
And this is the price of the 1TB Samsung 980 Pro too:
A priori we see a price difference of about 80 euros between one and another SSD, but is this price difference worth it? Let’s see.
Technical comparison Samsung 980 Pro vs Corsair MP600
| Corsair MP600 | Samsung 980 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Form factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 1.3 |
PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 1.3 |
| Capabilities | 500, 1000 and 2000 GB | 250, 500 and 1000 GB |
| Controller | Phison PS5016-E16 | Samsung Elpis (custom) |
| NAND type | Toshiba 96L TLC | V-NAND 3 bit MLC |
| Support | SMART TRIM NCQ DevSleep Garbage collection |
SMART TRIM NCQ DevSleep Garbage collection |
| Encryption | AES 256-bit | AES 256-bit TCG / Opal V2.0 IEEE1667 |
| Sequential reading | 4,950 MB / s | 7,000 MB / s |
| Sequential write | 4,250 MB / s | 5,000 MB / s |
| Random read | 600K IOPS | 1000K IOPS |
| Random write | 680K IOPS | 1000K IOPS |
| Durability | 1800 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Consumption | 0.003W idle 0.2W average 2.1W max reading 7W max write |
0.003W idle 0.2W average 2.1W max reading 7W max write |
| Operating temperature | 0 – 70 ºC | 0 – 70 ºC |
| Dimensions | 80mm x 23mm x 15mm | 80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm |
| Weight | N / A | 10 grams |
| Warranty | 5 years | 5 years |
Both SSDs come in M.2 2280 format, have a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 interface and use the NVMe 1.3 protocol, but you may have already noticed in the images that there is a substantial difference physically speaking, and that is that the Corsair SSD comes with a black painted aluminum heatsink and Samsung’s no. This a priori should make the Corsair MP600 run at a lower temperature than the Samsung 980 Pro, but it must also be noted that some SSDs in this format simply do not get too hot and do not require a dedicated heatsink, so this does not it has to mean that Samsung’s SSD is going to have Thermal Throttling and Corsair’s not.
On a technical level the two SSDs are completely different: while Samsung’s 980 Pro uses a custom Elpis controller and makes use of V-NAND MLC chips, Corsair’s SSD uses a Phison PS5016-E16 controller and Toshiba TLC memory chips from 96 layers. This gives us very disparate data in terms of performance and durability, with the Samsung operating at theoretical maximum rates of 7,000 MB / s read and 5,000 MB / s write and the Corsair at 4,950 MB / s read and 4,250 MB write / s, the Samsung being a clear winner in terms of performance.
As for durability, things change, and that is that the Corsair SSD has 1800 TBW for only 600 TBW of the Samsung. With a 5-year warranty on both, this means that we could write almost 100GB a day every day for 50 years to exhaust the durability of the Corsair MP600, while the durability of the Samsung 980 Pro is exactly one third of this – we could write a few 33GB a day every day for 50 years. Considering that, on average, a gaming PC writes 30 GB a day to the memory of the SSD, both SSDs will surely last us longer than all the other hardware anyway.
In any case, in terms of durability, there is no doubt that the Corsair MP600 is the winner, with three times that of the Samsungt 980 Pro.
Which of the two SSDs is more recommended?
As we have seen in the technical comparison, the Samsung SSD has a much higher performance, while the Corsair stands out for its durability. The price difference between the two is about 80 euros, and really if you can afford it our recommendation is that you go for the Samsung SSD since despite having a third of the durability, the increase in performance is worth it and it also continues having a fairly high durability, since we are talking about an SSD in which you could write 30 GB a day every day for 50 years, which is no small thing.
Now, the Corsair MP600 is still a great option for high-performance storage if you can’t afford Samsung’s option.
