Average Bench: 302% (30th of 1071)

Based on 3,485 user benchmarks.  Model: CT2000P5SSD8

Outstanding average bench

The Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 202.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,084MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,248MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 218%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 119MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 48MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,485 samples)
Min Avg Max
611 Read 1,938 2,696
416 Write 1,707 2,485
518 Mixed 1,417 1,789
741 SusWrite 1,767 2,421
384% 1,707 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.6 4K Read 48 57.9
70.8 4K Write 119 184
25.6 4K Mixed 62.3 82.2
215% 76.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
535 DQ Read 1,248 1719
151 DQ Write 1,009 1,664
279 DQ Mixed 1,084 1,618
824% 1,114 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 806 725 675 761 689 714 MB/s
Read 2,799
Write 2432
Mixed 2,612
SusWrite 728
480% 2143 MB/s
4K Read 195
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 175
608% 179 MB/s
DQ Read 591
DQ Write 468
DQ Mixed 538
400% 532 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2141 2188 2133 2191 2190 2199 MB/s
Read 2,468
Write 1,904
Mixed 1,694
SusWrite 2,174
462% 2,060 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 70.3
236% 81.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,408
DQ Write 1,203
DQ Mixed 891
781% 1,167 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1795 1940 1909 1914 1903 1984 MB/s
Read 2018
Write 1,236
Mixed 1,646
SusWrite 1,907
382% 1,702 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 65.6
229% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,671
DQ Write 1,701
DQ Mixed 1,548
1,202% 1,640 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2161 2208 2146 2204 2206 2145 MB/s
Read 769
Write 370
Mixed 293
SusWrite 2,178
205% 903 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 26
128% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 793
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 987
588% 636 MB/s
95GB free
Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 986 744 806 790 803 816 MB/s
Read 2,362
Write 1,548
Mixed 1,498
SusWrite 824
347% 1,558 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 21.1
144% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 514
DQ Write 659
DQ Mixed 365
337% 513 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 603 1259 1386 1525 1676 1634 MB/s
Read 1,574
Write 1,730
Mixed 1,386
SusWrite 1,347
340% 1,509 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 43.2
134% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 717
DQ Write 92.8
DQ Mixed 184
191% 331 MB/s
621GB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 777 842 858 960 986 977 MB/s
Read 1,326
Write 1086
Mixed 1,050
SusWrite 900
245% 1,091 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 53
4K Mixed 38.4
152% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,156
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 222
266% 497 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 919 822 814 978 1228 1367 MB/s
Read 552
Write 646
Mixed 1,198
SusWrite 1,021
195% 854 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 42.5
136% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 827
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 458
347% 486 MB/s
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