Crucial P3 Plus 2Tb NVMe SSD detailed review

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Raymond Chen

Should you buy P3 Plus (2Tb) produced by Crucial and another specs watch here.

Crucial P3 Plus 2Tb NVMe SSD detailed review

Crucial's 2Tb P3 Plus SSD use Phison E21T. The internal SSD storing a data location map on DRAM (HMB) to run a games without delays. The P3 Plus comes equipped with Micron QLC flash memory. Internal SSD besides, available in three capacities: 1 Tb, 500 Gb and 4 Tb volume sizes.

Performance and benchmarks

NVMe SSD works on PCIe M.2 4.0 x 4 expansion standard with maximum read speeds 4800 MB/s, and write speeds 4100 Mbps. It also has input/output performance 680000 on reading and 800000 on writing operations.

Endurance and warranty

Crucial provide 5 years of warranty that limited by 800 Total Bytes Written.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	2 Tb
Interface	M.2 4.0 x 4
Controller	Phison E21T
Memory type	Micron QLC
DRAM	(HMB)
Read speed (Mb/s)	4800
Write speed (Mb/s)	4100
Read IOPS	680000
Write IOPS	800000
Endurance (TBW)	800
MTBF (million hours)	n/a
Warranty (years)	5

Conclusion

Crucial P3 Plus 2Tb may work on PCIe 4.0 that is undoubtedly faster than PCIe 3. The write speed is 4100 Mbps, that is common for this computer expansion bus standard. The Internal SSD provide possibility to write 800 TBW, that is poor in comparison with closest rivals. When everything is weighed in the balance, our editor strongly recommend to buy Crucial P3 Plus 2Tb for your PC.

+ Pros

Good writing speed
PCIe 4.0
Capacity

- Cons

Writing speed

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FAQ

The Crucial P3 Plus has (HMB). This means that the SSD uses the host system's RAM for its personal operations. Dynamic Random-Access Memory makes storage work faster, but more expensive.

The Crucial P3 Plus 2Tb due to the high density of memory chips requires installation of additional heat sink. This would reduce temperature of the memory chips and controller. Some motherboards or laptops already has additional cooling above and below the storage to enhance productivity during high loads.

The Crucial P3 Plus 2Tb has write speed 4100 Mbps, maximum read speed 4800 Mb/s. SSD works on Phison E21T controller and M.2 4.0 x 4 high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard. The NAND memory type is Micron QLC.