Crucial P1 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD P1 with 2TB (CT2000P1SSD8) from the brand Crucial.

Performance score 
3530
Price/GB
n/a
Read
2,000 MB/s
 Write
1,750 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image P1
Manufacturer Crucial  
Model number CT2000P1SSD8
Capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
Read speed 2000 MB/s
Write speed 1750 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) QLC
DRAM cache ✓ Yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 400 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller Silicon Motion SM2263EN

Product
Score
Price
2622
200 $
2617
140 $
  Current price
n/a
(= n/a / GB)
 Stock status unknown
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
36 %
Write speed
33 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Crucial NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 3530 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Crucial P1 2TB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
2,036.20 MB/s
1,855.93 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
58.78 MB/s
147.41 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1,054.59 MB/s
1,201.17 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.024 ms
0.137 ms
Score
1317
1534
Total score 
3530

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 22 December 2020 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P1 2TB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,620.09 MB/s
1.42 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
705.67 MB/s
9.97 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,447.06 MB/s
4.77 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P1 2TB M.2 SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 2000 MB/s and 1750 MB/s) the Crucial SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Crucial P1 2TB M.2 SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,247.95
1,916.00
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,898.70
1,812.45
RND4K
Q32T16
1,078.80
1,023.17
RND4K
Q1T1
67.31
185.79

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,143.80
1,827.20
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,810.70
1,728.50
RND4K
Q32T16
263,379.00
249,797.00
RND4K
Q1T1
16,432.40
45,357.90

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,728.87
4,369.21
SEQ1M
Q1T1
551.97
578.09
RND4K
Q32T16
1,941.53
2,047.45
RND4K
Q1T1
60.69
21.90

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Crucial NVMe M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: Crucial P1 2TB M.2 SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Crucial NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Crucial P1 2TB M.2 SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Crucial NVMe M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Crucial P1 2TB M.2 SSD

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