Crucial P3 Plus 4Tb NVMe SSD tech review

Posted on December 05, 2022 by Raymond Chen

Crucial's P3 Plus NVMe SSD use PCIe M.2 4.0 x 4 bus. More details about this NVMe here.

Crucial P3 Plus 4Tb NVMe SSD tech review

Crucial P3 Plus 4Tb is powered by Phison E21T controller. This drive has DRAM (HMB) to keep a map of where data is located on the internal SSD. The P3 Plus comes equipped with Micron QLC flash memory. Internal SSD also available in 3 capacities, including 1 Tb, 2 Tb and 500 Gb.

Performance and benchmarks

Crucial P3 Plus use PCIe M.2 4.0 x 4 computer expansion bus standard with maximum read speeds 4800 MB/s, and write speeds equals to 4100 MB/s. P3 Plus has input/output performance 800000 on writing and 680000 on reading operations.

Endurance and warranty

Crucial give 5 years of warranty limited by endurance 800 Total Bytes Written.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	4 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

P3 Plus (4Tb) produced by Crucial support PCIe 4 that is twice faster than PCIe 3.0. The maximum write speed is 4100 Mbps, that is average value for this interface. The Crucial P3 Plus provide possibility to write 800 TBW, that is bad compared to nearest rivals. When everything is weighed in the balance, our site strongly recommend to purchase Crucial P3 Plus 4Tb 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). It means that the storage uses the system's random-access memory for its personal operations. Dynamic Random-Access Memory in their controller help to improve input/output performance and endurance.

The P3 Plus 4Tb due to the high density of memory chips requires installation of extra heat sink. This would lower temperature of the memory chips and controller. Some laptops or motherboards designed with thermal pads above or below the SSD to improve productivity during times of heavy loads.

The Crucial P3 Plus has maximum write speed 4100 Mbps, sequential read speed 4800 Mb per second. NVMe works on Phison E21T controller and M.2 4.0 x 4 interface standard. The NAND flash memory type is Micron QLC.