Crucial P5 2Tb SSD tech review
Crucial's P5 works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 computer expansion bus standard. Read below about this NVMe here.
Crucial's 2Tb P5 SSD use Micron DMO1B2 controller. This internal SSD has Dynamic-Random Access Memory LPDDR4 DRAM to keep a map of where data is located on the storage. The P5 comes equipped with Micron TLC flash memory. NVMe SSD is offered also in three capacities: 500 Gb, 1 Tb and 250 Gb volume sizes.
Performance and benchmarks
NVMe SSD works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 bus with sequential read speeds 3400 MB/s, and maximum write speeds 3000 Mbps.
Endurance and warranty
Manufacturer give 5 years warranty that limited by endurance 938 Total Bytes Written. The P5 has 1.5 million hours mean time between failure.
Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 2 Tb |
| Interface | M.2 3.0 x 4 |
| Controller | Micron DMO1B2 |
| Memory type | Micron TLC |
| DRAM | LPDDR4 DRAM |
| Read speed (Mb/s) | 3400 |
| Write speed (Mb/s) | 3000 |
| Read IOPS | n/a |
| Write IOPS | n/a |
| Endurance (TBW) | 938 |
| MTBF (million hours) | 1.5 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Conclusion
Crucial P5 2Tb support PCIe Gen3 that is significantly slower than PCIe Gen4. The sequential write speed is 3000 Mb/s, that is average value for this expansion standard. The Crucial P5 can write 938 TBW, that is poor in comparison with nearest competitors. When everything is weighed in the balance, Crucial P5 2Tb is a well-rounded SSD.
+ Pros
- Good writing speed
- Capacity
- Cons
- PCIe 3.0
- Writing speed
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