SeekerCrucial P3
The Crucial P3 takes the P3 Plus’s formula and applies it to a PCIe 3.0 interface. It’s fast enough to rival older 3.0 drives and has higher capacity options at a good price. It is also very efficient and cool-running with a sufficient warranty. This would make a good secondary drive for any machine.
-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
Product details
- NVMe (PCIe Gen3 x4) technology with up to 3500MB/s sequential reads, random read/write 650K/700K IOPS
- Spacious storage up to 4TB
- Performs up to 33% better than the previous generation
- Solid Gen3 performance
- Rated at MTTF greater than 1.5 million hours for extended longevity and reliability
PROS
+ Capacity selection
+ Pricing
+ 5-year warranty and software support
CONS
- QLC and DRAM-less
- Low TBW
- Still some performance pitfalls
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Expert reviews and ratings
By Tom's Hardware on September 03, 2022
The Crucial P3 takes the P3 Plus’s formula and applies it to a PCIe 3.0 interface. It’s fast enough to rival older 3.0 drives and has higher capacity options at a good price. It is also very efficient and cool-running with a sufficient warranty. This would make a good secondary drive for any machine.
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By PCMag on September 07, 2022
The Crucial P3 provides good performance in a PCI Express 3.0 NVMe SSD. Its QLC NAND flash memory keeps the P3's price down while allowing capacities up to 4TB. It's a spot-on pick for upgrading older PCs that don't support PCIe 4.0.
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By PCWorld on June 22, 2022
If you’re looking for lots of capacity without robbing a mint, then the Crucial’s P3 fills the bill. The PCIe 3 performance is very good if you don’t continually write large amounts of data, though the TBW rating is parsimonious at best.
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By TechAdvisor on August 23, 2022
There is little to be excited about with the P3 unless you are looking for an affordable P2 replacement that is 30% faster and comes in capacities up to 4TB. If you have PCIe 4.0 or intend to move to a system with it, the P3 is the cheap and sensible option.
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