Crucial P2 250Gb SSD tech review

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

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Crucial's 250Gb P2 NVMe SSD use Phison E13. The P2 comes equipped with Micron TLC flash memory. NVMe SSD besides, available in 500 Gb volume sizes.

Performance and benchmarks

Drive use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 computer expansion bus standard with read speeds 2300 Mbps, and sequential write speeds 1150 MB/s. P2 has input/output performance 295000 on reading and 430000 on writing operations per second.

Endurance and warranty

Crucial provide 5 years warranty for this product that limited by endurance 150 TBW.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	250 Gb
Interface	M.2 3.0 x 4
Controller	Phison E13
Memory type	Micron TLC
DRAM	n/a
Read speed (Mb/s)	2300
Write speed (Mb/s)	1150
Read IOPS	295000
Write IOPS	430000
Endurance (TBW)	150
MTBF (million hours)	n/a
Warranty (years)	5

Conclusion

P2 (250Gb) produced by Crucial use PCIe 3 that is twice slower than PCIe 4. The write speed is 1150 Mbps, that is slower than has most of rivals. The Internal SSD provide possibility to write 150 TBW, that is poor in comparison with rivals. When everything is weighed in the balance, Crucial P2 250Gb has more cons and our editor strongly do not advise to purchase it.

+ Pros

None

- Cons

Slow writing speed
PCIe 3.0
Capacity
Writing speed

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FAQ

The P2 250Gb is DRAMless SSD or data about it is not known. Dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) in their controller help to increase endurance and input/output performance.

The P2 250Gb due to the low density of memory chips may work without additional cooling systems. Some motherboards or laptops already has additional cooling above or below the SSD to improve performance during times of high loads.

The P2 250Gb has write speed 1150 Mb/s, maximum read speed 2300 Mbps. NVMe operate on Phison E13 controller and M.2 3.0 x 4 interface standard. The NAND flash memory type is Micron TLC.