Corsair MP500 480GB M.2 CSSD-F480GBMP500 SSD

Name: Corsair MP500 480GB M.2 CSSD-F480GBMP500
Brand: Corsair
SKU: CSSD-F480GBMP500
Rating: 4.0 (93 reviews)

Corsair Force Series MP500 480GB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen. 3 x4 SSD

★★★★☆

(93 reviews)

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Options (3)

	120 GB Up to 3,000 MB/s $89.99
	1920 GB Up to 3,480MB/s $114.99
	240 GB Up to 3,000 MB/s $129.99

The CORSAIR NVMe PCIE boosts bandwidth, allowing you to access all of your data, load files and launch games with speeds up to 4x faster than the SATA 3.0
CORSAIR NVMe M.2 SSDs enable a new level of performance in a compact form-factor
Additional error bit correction and improved data retention, while supporting the latest generation NAND
Additional protection to enhance reliability and extend life of the drive
Compatibility: M.2 2280 Interface Connector; Windows 10, Mac OS X

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Specifications Overview

Model	CSSD-F480GBMP500
Release Date	December 2016 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Force MP500
Capacity	480 GB
Interface	PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME	Yes
Form Factor	M.2-2280
Max Sequential Read	Up to 3000 MB/s (ATTO) Up to 2800 MB/s (CDM)
Max Sequential Write	Up to 2400 MB/s (ATTO) Up to 1500 MB/s (CDM)

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Corsair MP500 480GB M.2 CSSD-F480GBMP500 Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

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Corsair MP500 480GB M.2 CSSD-F480GBMP500 Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

Samsung PM961 Polaris 128GB M.2 (153rd)		108%
Sabrent 512GB Rocket NVMe (154th)		106%
Crucial P2 250GB (155th)		105%
XPG SX6000 Pro 256GB (156th)		105%
Crucial P2 500GB (156th)		105%
Samsung PM961 256GB (158th)		104%
Samsung NVMe SM951 128GB M.2 (158th)		104%
WD Blue SN550 250GB (158th)		104%
Toshiba OCZ RVD400-M22280-256G (158th)		104%
WD Blue SN500 250GB (162nd)		102%
Corsair MP500 480GB M.2 CSSD-F480GBMP500 (163rd)		100%
HP EX900 M.2 250GB (164th)		99%
Kingston Digital KC1000 NVMe PCIe 480GB (164th)		99%
MyDigitalSSD BPX 240GB M.2 (164th)		99%
XPG SX8200 240GB 3D NAND (167th)		96%
ADATA XPG SX8000 PCIe 512GB (168th)		96%
CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 240GB (168th)		96%
Intel 660p 512GB (170th)		94%
Plextor M8Pe 128GB M.2 PX-128M8PeG (171st)		92%
Corsair MP500 240GB M.2 CSSD-F240GBMP500 (172nd)		91%
Kingston Digital KC1000 NVMe PCIe 240GB (173rd)		90%

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Expert reviews

We like the Corsair Force Series MP500 240GB M.2 NVMe SSD for its raw mind-numbing speed and the only way we could like it more would be in the 480GB model. The 240GB model is great for a boot drive and your most used programs and most played games but...

bjorn3d.com

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The force is strong with this one. The Corsair Force MP500 is by and large an enthusiast class SSD that can put a smile on any user's face. It comes with an abundance of features, thanks to Phison, that help to protect your data and help to deliver you...

thessdreview.com

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As I said in the prologue, Corsair was able to surprise me once again with the Force MP500 NVMe SSD, and not only because of its performance, which is excellent. The Corsair Force MP500 NVMe SSD was able to reach its maximum read speed when tested with...

MyCE

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