Crucial P3 Plus

The Crucial P3 Plus enters a crowded market for budget PCIe 4.0 drives, managing to stand out by offering higher capacities. This is an efficient, capable drive but not without its caveats.

-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
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Product details

  • NVMe (PCIe Gen4 x4) technology with up to 5000MB/s sequential reads, random read/write 680K/850K IOPS.date transfer rate:5000.0 megabytes_per_second.Specific uses: Personal,Gaming,Business
  • Spacious storage up to 4TB
  • Performs up to 43% faster than the fastest Gen3 NVMe SSDs
  • Rated at MTTF greater than 1.5 million hours for extended longevity and reliability
  • Backward compatibility with Gen3

PROS

+ High-capacity options
+ Good value
+ 5-year warranty and software support

CONS

- QLC still has its drawbacks
- Middling performance
- Lower endurance than competitors

Expert reviews and ratings

By Tom's Hardware on August 30, 2022
The Crucial P3 Plus enters a crowded market for budget PCIe 4.0 drives, managing to stand out by offering higher capacities. This is an efficient, capable drive but not without its caveats.
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By PCMag on September 07, 2022
The Crucial P3 Plus is a budget PCI Express 4.0 internal SSD available in capacities up to 4TB. It met its rated sequential speeds in our tests, but its PCMark 10 benchmark numbers and durability ratings are on the low side.
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