TEST: Crucial P3 1TB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD P3 with 1TB (CT1000P3SSD8) from Crucial.
Score
4322
Price/GB
0,06 €


Technical data
Image P3
Manufacturer Crucial
Model number CT1000P3SSD8
Storage capacity 1024 GB (932 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 250 GB approx.
Read speed 3500 MB/s
Write speed 3000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) QLC
DRAM Cache no
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 220 Terabyte
Controller Phison PS5021-E21T
Price ca. 60 USD (= 0,06 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
100 %
Write speed
96 %

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

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 4322 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P3 1TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3189,06 MB/s
2912,22 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
54,77 MB/s
181,01 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1337,41 MB/s
1269,77 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,020 ms
0,114 ms
Score
1711
1742
Total score
4322

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 January 18, 2023 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P3 1TB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1772,85 MB/s
1,30 s
Program
many small files
1236,64 MB/s
5,69 s
Game
small and large files
1865,30 MB/s
3,70 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the Crucial SSD, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 3500 MB/s and 3000 MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P3 1TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

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

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Crucial P3 1TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3665,84
3216,67
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2672,03
2912,93
RND4K
Q32T16
2735,90
1459,02
RND4K
Q1T1
57,47
185,91

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3.496,00
3.067,70
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.548,30
2.778,00
RND4K
Q32T16
667.945,00
356.206,00
RND4K
Q1T1
14.030,30
45.387,90

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.285,44
2.602,33
SEQ1M
Q1T1
392,21
359,73
RND4K
Q32T16
764,79
1.435,95
RND4K
Q1T1
71,13
21,90

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 300 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 250 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 2328 MB/s and written with 546 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Crucial P3 1TB

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.

HD Tune TEST: Crucial P3 1TB

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 were written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Crucial P3 1TB

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.

SSD-Z TEST: Crucial P3 1TB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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