It’s not the drive for pros writing very large data sets, but for the average user it’s a great deal.
Having reviewed both Crucial’s P1 and P2 bargin NVMe SSD’s, I expected more of the same middling performance from the new P5. I was wrong: The P5 was strictly upper-crust with normal workloads, and actually took home first prize in one test. It’s not the drive you want for extremely long writes, but otherwise—it hauls the freight.
Design and Specs
The P5 is available in four capacities: 250GB ($63 on Amazon), 500GB ($87 on Amazon), the 1TB we tested ($180 on Amazon), and 2TB ($400 on Amazon). Those prices are pretty much on track for a mid-range NVMe SSD. Note that the 250GB version is rated for half the write speed of the larger versions.
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