TEST: Crucial P3 500GB M.2 SSDP3

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test.
The the M.2 NVMe SSD P3 with 500GB (CT500P3SSD8) from Crucial was tested.


Technical data
Manufacturer Crucial
Type CT500P3SSD8
Storage capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
Read speed 3500 MB/s
Write speed 1900 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Form factor M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) QLC
DRAM Cache no
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 110 Terabyte
Controller Phison PS5021-E21T
Price 40 USD (= 0,08 $ / GB)
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Score
3397
Price/GB
0,08 $
Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
54 %
Write speed
47 %

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

AS SSD Benchmark 2.0

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. Here, a total score of 3397 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P3 500GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3223,31 MB/s
1875,74 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
54,52 MB/s
180,39 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1086,82 MB/s
873,62 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,020 ms
0,114 ms
Score
1464
1242
Total score
3397

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 Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of 29.11.2022 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P3 500GB
AS SSD Kopier-Benchmark Transferrate: Dauer:
ISO
two large files
1790,68 MB/s
1,28 s
Program
many small files
1198,25 MB/s
5,87 s
Game
small and large files
1809,08 MB/s
3,82 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the write as well as read speed (according to the manufacturer 3500 MB/s and 1900 MB/s) the Crucial SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P3 500GB

CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Benchmark


Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Crucial P3 500GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3688,63
1963,38
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2526,09
1966,58
RND4K
Q32T16
1462,36
1053,84
RND4K
Q1T1
57,34
185,78

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IPOS] Write [IPOS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3.517,80
1.872,40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.409,10
1.875,50
RND4K
Q32T16
357.022,00
257.285,00
RND4K
Q1T1
13.998,00
45.356,00

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.272,18
4.262,36
SEQ1M
Q1T1
414,88
532,74
RND4K
Q32T16
1.432,21
1.987,73
RND4K
Q1T1
71,29
21,90

ATTO Disk Benchmark 4

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 usually be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Crucial P3 500GB

HD Tune Pro 5.75 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 500GB

HD Tune Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to fully utilize the memory. You can see when a cache is full and the write performance decreases.

HD Tune Dauertest TEST: Crucial P3 500GB

SSD-Z 16 Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Crucial M.2 SSD here. is written. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Crucial P3 500GB

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