TEST: Crucial P5 Plus 500GB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD P5 Plus with 500GB (CT500P5PSSD8) from Crucial.
Score
6293
Price/GB
0,28 €


Technical data
Image P5 Plus
Manufacturer Crucial
Model number CT500P5PSSD8
Storage capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
Read speed 6600 MB/s
Write speed 4000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 300 Terabyte
Controller Micron DM02A1
Price ca. 138 USD (= 0,28 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
91 %
Write speed
77 %

*) 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 6293 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P5 Plus 500GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
5330,24 MB/s
3962,49 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
64,42 MB/s
146,61 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1364,07 MB/s
2844,41 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,027 ms
0,125 ms
Score
1962
3387
Total score
6293

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 September 20, 2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P5 Plus 500GB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2276,36 MB/s
1,01 s
Program
many small files
1196,01 MB/s
5,89 s
Game
small and large files
1953,89 MB/s
3,54 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 6600 MB/s and 4000 MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Crucial P5 Plus 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 P5 Plus 500GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
6782,99
4393,96
SEQ1M
Q1T1
4320,48
4306,40
RND4K
Q32T16
1509,42
2608,41
RND4K
Q1T1
67,93
158,72

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
6.468,80
4.190,40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
4.120,30
4.106,90
RND4K
Q32T16
368.510,00
636.819,00
RND4K
Q1T1
16.583,70
38.749,30

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1.235,63
1.905,67
SEQ1M
Q1T1
242,54
243,22
RND4K
Q32T16
1.386,93
803,10
RND4K
Q1T1
60,17
25,69

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.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Crucial P5 Plus 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 P5 Plus 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 were written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Crucial P5 Plus 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 P5 Plus 500GB


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