Crucial P5 500Gb SSD specs

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

How fast is the Crucial P5 500Gb and another specs watch on this site.

Crucial's 500Gb P5 SSD works on Micron DMO1B2. The NVMe SSD write a data location map on Dynamic-Random Access Memory LPDDR4 DRAM to run a games faster. The P5 comes equipped with Micron TLC memory. Crucial P5 also available in three capacities, including 1 Tb, 250 Gb and 2 Tb volume sizes.

Performance and benchmarks

This NVMe use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 with maximum write speeds equals to 3000 Mbps, and sequential read speeds 3400 Mbps.

Endurance and warranty

Crucial give 5 years warranty that limited by endurance 413 Total Bytes Written. The P5 has 1.5 million hours MTBF.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	500 Gb
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)	413
MTBF (million hours)	1.5
Warranty (years)	5

Conclusion

Crucial P5 500Gb use PCIe Gen3 that is significantly slower than PCIe 4.0. The maximum write speed is 3000 Mbps, that is okay for this expansion standard. The NVMe SSD can write 413 TBW, that is pretty well against nearest competitors. Overall, Crucial P5 500Gb is a well-balanced NVMe SSD.

+ Pros

Good writing speed
Endurance

- Cons

PCIe 3.0
Capacity

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FAQ

The Crucial P5 has LPDDR4 DRAM. DRAM makes storage faster, but also more expensive.

The Crucial P5 due to the low density of memory chips may last without further cooling systems. Some laptops or motherboards designed with thermal pads above and below the storage to improve productivity during times of high loads.

The P5 500Gb has write speed 3000 Mb per second, maximum read speed 3400 Mb per second. It operate on Micron DMO1B2 controller and M.2 3.0 x 4 high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard. The NAND flash memory type is Micron TLC.