Average Bench: 387% (13th of 1071)

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 Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
831GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3781 3762 3328 3807 3774 2650 MB/s
Read 4,091
Write 3,901
Mixed 2,591
SusWrite 3517
792% 3,525 MB/s
4K Read 64.5
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 83.1
287% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,197
DQ Write 941
DQ Mixed 1,054
793% 1,064 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3669 3669 2841 1167 1254 1240 MB/s
Read 3820
Write 3,150
Mixed 2,552
SusWrite 2,306
662% 2,957 MB/s
4K Read 64.7
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 93.6
313% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 2,351
DQ Write 2,017
DQ Mixed 2168
1,629% 2,179 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3310 3531 3075 1074 1193 1211 MB/s
Read 3,355
Write 2,996
Mixed 2,377
SusWrite 2,232
615% 2,740 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 81.2
260% 92.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,344
DQ Write 1185
DQ Mixed 1,260
946% 1,263 MB/s
505GB free
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 960 1007 1000 1006 1021 1021 MB/s
Read 3,832
Write 964
Mixed 1,397
SusWrite 1,002
393% 1,799 MB/s
4K Read 65.7
4K Write 15.3
4K Mixed 22.5
136% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 2,431
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 329
485% 978 MB/s
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 1629 1928 1845 1316 1225 MB/s
Read 2,420
Write 2,232
Mixed 1922
SusWrite 1,511
454% 2,021 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 69.4
225% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,160
DQ Write 928
DQ Mixed 1,058
788% 1,049 MB/s
805GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1987 2002 2038 2081 1914 1309 MB/s
Read 1,070
Write 2,179
Mixed 1,243
SusWrite 1,888
364% 1,595 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 63.7
205% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 596
DQ Write 427
DQ Mixed 571
411% 532 MB/s
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Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 - $273

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Cheaper than a 980 PRO for about the same performance


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