TEST: Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Crucial
Model number	CT2000P5PSSD8
Storage capacity	2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	>300 GB approx.
Read speed	6600 MB/s
Write speed	5000 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	1200 Terabyte
Controller	Micron DM02A1
Price	ca. 175 USD (= 0,09 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

92 %

Write speed

72 %

*) 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 7987 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	5416,28 MB/s	4472,36 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	63,61 MB/s	146,32 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	2387,45 MB/s	2920,14 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,027 ms	0,126 ms
Score	2993	3514
Total score	7987

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 11, 2023 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	1921,90 MB/s	1,20 s
Program many small files	1241,44 MB/s	5,67 s
Game small and large files	1872,40 MB/s	3,69 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 6600MB/s and 5000MB/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	6848,40	5094,10
SEQ1M Q1T1	3809,08	4946,64
RND4K Q32T16	2844,96	2424,28
RND4K Q1T1	67,68	159,58

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. 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 5980 MB/s and written with 4641 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 11, 2023.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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