Testseek.com have collected 77 expert reviews of the Crucial / Micron M.2 P5 Series NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Crucial / Micron M.2 P5 Series NVMe PCIe.
August 2020
(85%)
77 Reviews
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Users
(94%)
307 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
85010077
The editors liked
Pros
Top-notch results across multiple benchmarks
Including speedy sequential throughput
Respectable write-durability rating
Great price-to-performance ratio
Solid software options
Five-year warranty
The editors didn't like
Cons
Anomalous 4K write speeds in Crystal DiskMark tests
Abstract: Under the hoods of the newest, skinniest laptops (and in the hollows of the latest desktop-PC motherboards), solid-state storage has undergone a transformation. Even if you're a close observer of all things tech, it's understandable if you didn't even rea...
Abstract: Looking to upgrade your aging laptop ? You can do only so much without a fabrication plant or a tech-savvy witch doctor at your service. In most cases, your options are limited to three: (1) Wipe the machine clean, and reinstall the operating system and y...
Abstract: Today, you'd be forgiven for thinking that " SSD " stood for "seriously speedy drive." Indeed, we'd lobby for that change. Why? Over the last five years, solid-state drives (SSDs) have changed their shapes, speeds, and storage stripes with such agility th...
Abstract: Shopping for an SSD means facing a sea of acronyms. The trickiest of them are jagged reefs sticking out of the water, shaped like circuit boards and ready to run your upgrade aground if you're not careful. "SSD," standing for "solid-state drive," is the o...
Published: 2021-02-06, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: Today, you'd be forgiven for thinking that " SSD " stood for "seriously speedy drive." Indeed, we'd lobby for that change. Why? Over the last five years, solid-state drives (SSDs) have changed their shapes, speeds, and storage stripes with such agility th...
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Published: 2021-02-06, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: Shopping for an SSD means facing a sea of acronyms. The trickiest of them are jagged reefs sticking out of the water, shaped like circuit boards and ready to run your upgrade aground if you're not careful. "SSD," standing for "solid-state drive," is the o...
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Published: 2021-01-28, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: Looking to upgrade your aging laptop ? You can do only so much without a fabrication plant or a tech-savvy witch doctor at your service. In most cases, your options are limited to three: (1) Wipe the machine clean, and reinstall the operating system and y...
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Published: 2020-10-12, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: Under the hoods of the newest, skinniest laptops (and in the hollows of the latest desktop-PC motherboards), solid-state storage has undergone a transformation. Even if you're a close observer of all things tech, it's understandable if you didn't even rea...
Pros, Top-notch results across multiple benchmarks, including speedy sequential throughput, Respectable write-durability rating, Great price-to-performance ratio, Solid software options, Five-year warranty
Cons, Anomalous 4K write speeds in Crystal DiskMark tests, Steep write-speed fall-off with 250GB version
Bottom LineIf you're looking for the most favorable price-to-performance ratio in a PCI Express SSD, stop your search now: The Crucial P5 is the M.2 drive of the moment to beat...
Quick in some respects, Affordable, Five-year warranty
Performance on smaller capacity models is poor, Gets warm when pushed hard, 4K scores aren't good
The Crucial P5 is all the things that the P1 and P2 weren't, and a bit more.It has sequential performance that challenges the best PCIe 3.0 NVMe drives, but this isn't a fantastic drive in respect of 4K random reads and writes, which is only an issue if t...
