Crucial P2 CT500P2SSD8 500 GB
 | Outdated Product Relatively affordable and powerful 500 GB M.2 SSD with PCIe Gen3 x4 interface and 3D QLC NAND memory. It has a frameless design, meets the dimensions of the 2280 standard. It is fully compatible with current models of motherboards equipped with an M.2 port with PCIe support. The manufacturer is positioned as a model of the middle price category, designed to complete personal computers, miniPC, HTPC-systems and laptops of various levels and purposes. Suitable for entry-level gaming and workstations (without large volumes of streaming recording). The Crucial P2 CT500P2SSD8 SSD is based on a Phison PS5013-E13 multi-channel controller, working in conjunction with Micron's 96-layer 3D NAND flash memory. The drive demonstrates decent I / O performance, decent sequential read / write speed (2300/...950 MB / s within the SLC buffer) and low latency. The claimed guaranteed write resource (TBW 150 TB) allows you to overwrite up to 80 GB of data daily (within the framework of a proprietary five-year warranty). |
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Relatively affordable and powerful 500 GB M.2 SSD with PCIe Gen3 x4 interface and 3D QLC NAND memory. It has a frameless design, meets the dimensions of the 2280 standard. It is fully compatible with current models of motherboards equipped with an M.2 port with PCIe support. The manufacturer is positioned as a model of the middle price category, designed to complete personal computers, miniPC, HTPC-systems and laptops of various levels and purposes.
Suitable for entry-level gaming and workstations (without large volumes of streaming recording). The Crucial P2 CT500P2SSD8 SSD is based on a Phison PS5013-E13 multi-channel controller, working in conjunction with Micron's 96-layer 3D NAND flash memory. The drive demonstrates decent I / O performance, decent sequential read / write speed (2300/950 MB / s within the SLC buffer) and low latency. The claimed guaranteed write resource (TBW 150 TB) allows you to overwrite up to 80 GB of data daily (within the framework of a proprietary five-year warranty).
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It turns out that in the new revisions the memory is QLC (screenshot attached). The manufacturer quietly replaced the memory after good reviews came out, as when I purchased it, it was stated everywhere that the memory was TLC. The system loads quickly, undoubtedly, but compared to the Samsung 860EVO 250GB SATA3 SSD, it performs much worse. Even when it's half full, the speed significantly drops. To back my words, there's a screenshot of the test with both drives at 76% capacity. Both are installed in different PCs and serve as system drives with Windows. It's worth considering only if you want no wires sticking out of the case or if it's not for the system. Due to the lack of cache, I would recommend either another NVME or a Samsung SATA for the system. In synthetic benchmarks like CrystalDiskMark, it's good, but synthetic tests are far from reality, much like Musk, for now, is from Mars. Price/volume ratio. Low temperatures, rarely 45, and 50 only with continuous recording or reading large volumes. NVME protocol. Speed. The manufacturer is misleading.  Ivanko: use Crucial CT1000P2SSD8 few months |
The system loads quickly, undoubtedly, but compared to the Samsung 860EVO 250GB SATA3 SSD, it performs considerably worse. There's a severe drop in speed even when the disk is only half full. To avoid being unfounded, the screenshot shows a test of both at 76% full each. They are both installed in different PCs and both serve as system drives with Windows. I would recommend purchasing only if you want a wire-free setup in the case or if it's not for a system drive. Due to the lack of cache, I would suggest going for another NVME or a Samsung SATA for the system. In synthetic benchmarks like CrystalDiskMark, it's good, but synthetic tests are as far from reality as Musk, currently, is from Mars. As we can see, the drops are worse than those of some HDDs. Under no circumstances would I recommend this. Price/volume ratio. Low temperatures, rarely reaching 45, and 50 only during continuous recording or reading of large volumes. NVME protocol. Speed Ivanko: use Crucial CT1000P2SSD8 few months |
A good budget SSD. In the description they write that it is on QLC, the programs write that mine has a capacity of 250 Gb, on TLC flash. I think this QLC is used on drives with a capacity of 1TB and higher, as QLC is a flash with a higher density, and there is simply no point in making chips for 256 Gb Acceptable speed (sequential reading up to 2400 MB/s, random 4k up to 56 MB/s, higher than stated), taking into account the fact that there is no DRAM cache, and a 5-year warranty Before this drive I had an Intel 760p, so in comparison with it, CRUCIAL is hot. |
When price decides
The Crucial P2 is another low-cost M.2 SSD that, due to its low price, competes not so much with other fast NVMe SSDs, but rather with slower and bulkier models running on the SATA 3 bus. Unlike the slow modifications of the P2 based on QLC memory, our test unit uses a more reliable and faster 96-layer 3D TLC NAND memory. The slow versions of the Crucial P2 have the prefix "UK CA" in the name.
P - drawdowns
Given the official price list, performance records are out of the question. According to the passport, 940 MB / s are claimed for linear recording and 2300 MB / s during reading. Like many entry-level drives, it cannot boast of having a full-fledged DRAM chip for caching, which negatively affects the speed of the drive when copying large data arrays. However, not as much as we feared. In real tests, the linear write speed is kept at the promised 940 MB / s, but when the buffer is full, it does not drop below 418 MB / s. For comparison, most SATA SSDs roll down to 150 Mbps once the buffer is full. And some with their 55 – 70 MB / s unsuccessfully cosplay slow mechanical hard drives.
Decent option for laptops and compact PCs
At the same time, each Crucial P2 model is accompanied by an extended five-year warranty from the manufacturer, and the mining resource is quite decent, albeit not a record 150 TB. Plus, the P2 controller heats up slightly, so the P2 will fit into the case of a compact PC or laptop like a native. All this makes the P2 almost an perfect option for upgrading an existing SSD (if there is not enough capacity) or completely replacing a standard hard drive (this is if there is not enough speed).