The Corsair Force MP510 SSD (960GB) Review: A High-End Contender
by Billy Tallis on October 18, 2018 10:00 AM ESTMixed Random Performance
Our test of mixed random reads and writes covers mixes varying from pure reads to pure writes at 10% increments. Each mix is tested for up to 1 minute or 32GB of data transferred. The test is conducted with a queue depth of 4, and is limited to a 64GB span of the drive. In between each mix, the drive is given idle time of up to one minute so that the overall duty cycle is 50%.
The Corsair Force MP510 demonstrated above average random read performance and top tier random writes, but the mixed workload results are average at best. The WD Black averages about 18% higher performance with the same NAND, and the Samsung 970 EVO is about 40% faster.
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As with performance, the power efficiency score from the MP510 is acceptable but nothing special compared to the Toshiba XG6 and WD Black.
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The unimpressive overall score from the MP510 on the mixed random I/O test seems to primarily stem from how it behaves during the more write-heavy half of the test. As the proportion of writes grows, the performance of the MP510 increases relatively slowly until the very end when performance spikes on the 100% cachable pure random write phase of the test.
Mixed Sequential Performance
Our test of mixed sequential reads and writes differs from the mixed random I/O test by performing 128kB sequential accesses rather than 4kB accesses at random locations, and the sequential test is conducted at queue depth 1. The range of mixes tested is the same, and the timing and limits on data transfers are also the same as above.
The Corsair Force MP510 provides excellent performance on our mixed sequential I/O test, but for once appears to be slightly slower than the Phison E12 engineering sample we tested earlier this year.
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The MP510 turns in an extremely good power efficiency score for the mixed sequential I/O test: only about 4% behind the class-leading WD Black, and 50% better than the HP EX920.
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The performance curve of the Corsair Force MP510 on the mixed sequential I/O test looks rather unusual, with performance jumping around a bit and at its best during the more write-heavy half of the test. Most drives show a more typical bathtub curve with the best performance at either end of the test, but the WD Black's behavior does show similarities to the MP510.
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ATC9001 - Friday, October 19, 2018 - link
Not bad...competition is good to drive prices down, but if I were in the market for an nvme drive I'd take the HP EX920 1TB for 199!euler007 - Friday, October 19, 2018 - link
I'm really liking these prices. If RAM comes down in price a new PC is in my future.enzotiger - Friday, October 19, 2018 - link
Please check your numbers. Random read IOPS of 610K is not only by far the highest IOPS among M.2, it actually beats Optane 905P. Highly suspicious.Billy Tallis - Monday, October 22, 2018 - link
The 610k IOPS for random reads is the advertised specifications from Corsair, not my own measurements. I don't test consumer drives at queue depths high enough to determine whether it can actually hit 610k IOPS, because that doesn't come close to representing any real consumer workload.Hxx - Friday, October 19, 2018 - link
those prices are wrong right? I see the 480 gb model for 240+ at amazon unless amazon is price gouging.eek2121 - Saturday, October 20, 2018 - link
All the big retailers have algorithms to automatically shift pricing based on supply vs demand. Anandtech lists the MSRPs, but if everyone rushes out to buy the drive at once, Amazon, Newegg, etc. want to make as much money as possible while still balancing supply vs demand, so the price automatically shifts up. I'm surprised people haven't figured this out yet. That's why you wait for demand to drop before buying a product.ballsystemlord - Sunday, October 21, 2018 - link
Tallis, where are the 4k sequential read and write tests? I have a use case for them!Billy Tallis - Monday, October 22, 2018 - link
I doubt it. Whatever OS and filesystem you are using is likely to have a prefetch mechanism that make your small block sequential reads into mostly large block reads, and write caching that will batch up small block sequential writes. If you're trying to bypass the write cache for small block writes, then you probably need to be shopping for an enterprise SSD.ballsystemlord - Monday, October 22, 2018 - link
Ok. Thanks!Violet Giraffe - Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - link
I'm keen to think a lot of real-life use cases are bound on small block reading speed. E. g. databases.