Average Bench: 387% (15th of 1072)

Based on 17,197 user benchmarks.  Model: CT1000P5PSSD8

Outstanding average bench

The Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB averaged 287.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,214MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,980MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB is 354%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 146MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 56.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17,197 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,200 Read 3,138 4,118
868 Write 2,980 4,338
1,074 Mixed 2,158 2,691
958 SusWrite 2,068 3,654
580% 2,586 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.7 4K Read 56.1 69.5
52.3 4K Write 146 228
35.3 4K Mixed 77 103
261% 93 MB/s
Min Avg Max
486 DQ Read 1,374 2,118
198 DQ Write 1,077 1,754
264 DQ Mixed 1,214 1,911
912% 1,222 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
818GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3101 3476 2746 1310 1263 1291 MB/s
Read 3,673
Write 3,773
Mixed 2,306
SusWrite 2,198
670% 2,987 MB/s
4K Read 60
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 87.3
299% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,392
DQ Write 1,097
DQ Mixed 1,234
926% 1,241 MB/s
546GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3262 3233 2725 1208 1227 1216 MB/s
Read 3,774
Write 3,416
Mixed 2,452
SusWrite 2145
660% 2,947 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 68.6
227% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,417
DQ Write 948
DQ Mixed 1214
897% 1193 MB/s
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2489 2543 2353 1261 1262 1262 MB/s
Read 2,845
Write 2,593
Mixed 2,198
SusWrite 1,861
533% 2,374 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 83.7
278% 97 MB/s
DQ Read 1,324
DQ Write 1,050
DQ Mixed 1,161
876% 1,178 MB/s
851GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1996 2106 2124 2046 2144 2171 MB/s
Read 2,532
Write 2,213
Mixed 1,920
SusWrite 2,098
492% 2,191 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 50.5
170% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 765
DQ Write 488
DQ Mixed 698
501% 650 MB/s
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One of the best nvme ssd for the price


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Cheaper than a 980 PRO for about the same performance


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