TEST: Crucial P3 500GB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD P3 with 500GB (CT500P3SSD8) from Crucial.
Score
6189
Price/GB
0,08 €


Technical data
Image P3
Manufacturer Crucial
Model number CT500P3SSD8
Storage capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 64 GB approx.
Read speed 3500 MB/s
Write speed 1900 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache no
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 110 Terabyte
Controller Phison PS5021-E21T
Price ca. 40 USD (= 0,08 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
96 %
Write speed
100 %

*) 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 6189 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P3 500GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3234,30 MB/s
3033,82 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
70,42 MB/s
207,01 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1946,26 MB/s
2143,33 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,017 ms
0,099 ms
Score
2340
2654
Total score
6189

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 February 23, 2024 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P3 500GB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2352,11 MB/s
0,98 s
Program
many small files
1158,30 MB/s
6,08 s
Game
small and large files
1936,34 MB/s
3,57 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 3500MB/s and 1900MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P3 500GB

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 500GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3669,65
3340,26
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2730,61
3051,57
RND4K
Q32T16
3133,29
2585,04
RND4K
Q1T1
74,76
239,10

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3.499,70
3.185,50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.604,10
2.910,20
RND4K
Q32T16
764.963,00
631.114,00
RND4K
Q1T1
18.250,70
58.373,30

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.284,74
2.506,21
SEQ1M
Q1T1
383,84
343,43
RND4K
Q32T16
667,27
810,37
RND4K
Q1T1
54,67
17,00

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 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 64 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 3317 MB/s and written with 1056 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Crucial P3 500GB

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 500GB

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.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Crucial P3 500GB

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 500GB


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