TEST: Crucial P310 2TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Crucial
Model number	CT2000P310SSD8
Storage capacity	2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	>330 GB approx.
Read speed	7100 MB/s
Write speed	6000 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	QLC
DRAM Cache	no
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	440 Terabyte
Controller	Phison PS5027-E27T
Price	ca. 130 USD (= 0,06 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

97 %

Write speed

90 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

This SSD is PS5 compatible. It can be used as expansion storage in a PlayStation 5 console.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 7681 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	5594,85 MB/s	5551,84 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	74,62 MB/s	223,59 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	2080,17 MB/s	2795,49 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,016 ms	0,086 ms
Score	2714	3574
Total score	7681

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation 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 (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of October 03, 2024 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	2499,42 MB/s	0,92 s
Program many small files	1147,18 MB/s	6,14 s
Game small and large files	1852,87 MB/s	3,73 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the the Crucial SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 7100MB/s and 6000MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	7230,31	6357,90
SEQ1M Q1T1	3764,13	5535,54
RND4K Q32T16	3819,62	3193,80
RND4K Q1T1	80,04	248,32

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 330 GB was written to the medium. The exact cache size could not be determined, because the test file did not exhaust the cache (brought it to the limit).At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 5282 MB/s and written with 5576 MB/s.

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

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

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Crucial M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Crucial M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better. Unfortunately the tool does not work correctly above about 5,000 MB/s and no line (and sometimes wrong min and max data) is displayed.

The benchmark test was performed on October 03, 2024.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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