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Crucial CT2000P5SSD8

P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 283% (36th of 1072)

Based on 4,222 user benchmarks.  Model: CT2000P5SSD8
Poor: 162%Average: 283% Great: 389%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 182.7% 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 1,018MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,168MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 227%. 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 107MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 47.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,222 samples)
Rank 36283%
Min Avg Max
653 Read 1,860 2,672
286 Write 1,628 2,431
470 Mixed 1,414 1,778
599 SusWrite 1,615 2,368
366% 1,629 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.9 4K Read 47.3 57.6
48.5 4K Write 107 170
25 4K Mixed 59.4 82.3
204% 71.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
545 DQ Read 1,168 1,718
152 DQ Write 957 1,711
257 DQ Mixed 1,018 1,651
774% 1,048 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2090 2085 2087 2088 2089 2087 MB/s
355% Outstanding
Read 2,508
Write 2,112
Mixed 1703
SusWrite 2,088
472% 2,103 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 69.8
231% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,361
DQ Write 1,159
DQ Mixed 1,245
937% 1,255 MB/s
747GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1276 2263 2388 2318 2146 1165 MB/s
342% Outstanding
Read 2,544
Write 2,460
Mixed 1,757
SusWrite 1,926
488% 2,172 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 67.5
220% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,372
DQ Write 1,038
DQ Mixed 1,168
883% 1,192 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1926 1893 1973 2047 2040 2029 MB/s
337% Outstanding
Read 2,370
Write 1,836
Mixed 1,245
SusWrite 1,985
416% 1,859 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 67.4
219% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 1314
DQ Write 1,045
DQ Mixed 826
714% 1,062 MB/s
457GB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2122 1585 1017 1050 1043 1055 MB/s
317% Outstanding
Read 2,500
Write 1,971
Mixed 1,697
SusWrite 1,312
418% 1,870 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 61
205% 70.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1748
DQ Write 1,563
DQ Mixed 1,675
1,251% 1,662 MB/s
272GB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1933 1921 1724 1021 1019 1008 MB/s
257% Outstanding
Read 1,650
Write 1,962
Mixed 1,556
SusWrite 1,438
373% 1,651 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 53.3
172% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,250
DQ Write 991
DQ Mixed 1,104
831% 1,115 MB/s
313GB free
Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1442 944 780 778 741 749 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1,332
Write 499
Mixed 574
SusWrite 906
184% 828 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 40.5
151% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 833
DQ Write 800
DQ Mixed 923
664% 852 MB/s
148GB free
Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 844 807 797 804 818 791 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,358
Write 852
Mixed 419
SusWrite 810
191% 860 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 39.8
124% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 911
DQ Write 684
DQ Mixed 578
492% 724 MB/s
83GB free
Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 782 804 742 795 804 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 802
Write 959
Mixed 552
SusWrite 799
176% 778 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 38.3
169% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 664
DQ Write 832
DQ Mixed 1,246
802% 914 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR313 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 856 892 854 909 908 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 692
Write 868
Mixed 551
SusWrite 881
169% 748 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 28.7
4K Mixed 31.8
111% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 520
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 73.3
122% 246 MB/s
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Typical P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Builds (Compare 15,223 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 114%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI - $267

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples4,760x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,664x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples1,799x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,319x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,138x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,085x
SSD
P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBCrucial  $250Bench 283%, 4,222 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples511x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples508x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples467x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $1,035

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