5/26/2023 0 Comments Crucial p5 1tb![]() ![]() Software and AccessoriesĬrucial has some downloads on its site that apply to this drive. This makes for a compelling compromise as older PCIe 3.0 options are retired, especially because this hardware promises to be more efficient. The P2 likely sold well for Crucial and as such the P3 and P3 Plus are positioned to undercut the market by using QLC, particularly at higher capacities. However, having 2TB and 4TB options is very nice for this market segment and Crucial already has had this drive available at less than $325 at the latter capacity. The 1TB pricing ($94 at press time) is decent, though not much cheaper than most competitors. We will have to review the P41 Plus in the future to see if its novel caching scheme gives it a leg up, but for now, the P3 Plus at least has the advantage of a 4TB option. Solidigm is instead using the same QLC as found on the 670p. This is interesting as Micron has used that particular controller on its OEM 2400 with the 176-layer QLC found on the P3 Plus. Solidigm’s recently-announced P41 Plus, which with the SM2269XT controller and 144-layer QLC should be direct competition, has almost double the TBW. The write endurance, at 200-220TB per TB of capacity, is more disappointing. Most interesting is the 4TB option as this is a lot of space for a M.2 drive, particularly one in the budget segment with only a four-channel controller.Ĭrucial backs this with a 5-year warranty, which is quite nice. This drive reaches its peak at 2TB with sequential reads and writes at 5.0 / 4.2GBps, respectively. ![]() The lowest capacity isn’t too exciting as dense QLC performs best at higher capacities where the controller has sufficient dies for parallelization. The Crucial P3 Plus is available at 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities.
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