Corsair MP600 Micro M.2-2242 SSD Powered by Phison E21 Series and Micron 176 Layered 3D TLC NAND Flash Memory

“Corsair unveiled the MP600 Micro, an M.2 NVMe SSD in the M.2-2242 (42 mm long) form-factor, which is slightly larger than the MP600 Mini M.2-2230 drive that’s designed for handhelds, and almost half the length of a regular MP600 series M.2-2280 drive. Corsair mentions that the drive should benefit devices such as the Legion Go handheld, although nearly all PCs, notebooks, and handhelds that have an M.2-2280 slot support mounting for M.2-2242.

The MP600 Micro takes advantage of PCI-Express 4.0 x4 host interface, offering sequential transfer rates of up to 5100 MB/s reads, with up to 4300 MB/s writes. The company also claims up to 600,000 IOPS QD32 random reads, and up to 890,000 IOPS QD32 random writes, as measured with IOmeter. The drive comes with a 1 TB capacity, is rated for 600 TBW endurance, and combines a Phison E21 series controller with Micron 176-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory.”