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
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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
Published: 2020-09-03, Author: James , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: Crucial's latest NMVe SSD launch is a pincer attack: in addition to the budget-minded P2, it's simultaneously released the P5, a high-end drive for those who need and can afford the best storage performance. Or, at least, the best that the PCIe 3.0 interf...
Competitive pricing and specs, Hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption, Available in capacities up to 2TB, Blacked-out aesthetics, 5-year warranty, Software suite,
Lower than average performance, High heat output, Runs hot and lacks heat spreader
Crucial's P5 is the company's first PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD with hardware-based AES 256-bit security, but performance falls short of competitors...
Abstract: $ AUDThe SATA-based SSD market has now become quite stagnant and saturated Prices have tumbled in recent years which has been great for mainstream users who can benefit from a slice of solid state action However, with the arrival of AMD and Intel platf...
Published: 2021-06-29, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
The P5 2TB model comes with a similar performance as the 1TB SKU, in some cases succeeding to overpass it by making use of more available SLC cache and the DRAM cache for storing the mapping tables. If the drive is heavily used at once, throttling will oc...
Published: 2021-03-12, Author: John , review by: 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 on...
Published: 2020-12-30, Author: John , review by: 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...
With the might of Micron behind it, the Crucial brand has a solid reputation for crafting affordable SSD and PC memory with great performance and reliability. Every PC DIYer out there probably used a Crucial product to build a new rig or upgrade a laptop...
Published: 2020-09-10, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
The P5 SSD from Crucial is quite impressive for a mainstream drive in terms of performance and even if it integrates TLC NAND, it can sustain high transfer rates for longer versus the budget oriented P2. After exhausting the 93GB of SLC cache, the transfe...
