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Crucial CT2000P5PSSD8

P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 438% (7th of 1072)

Based on 14,975 user benchmarks.  Model: CT2000P5PSSD8
Poor: 261%Average: 438% Great: 564%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 338.4% 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 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,264MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,054MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 303%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 149MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 63.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,975 samples)
Rank 7438%
Min Avg Max
1,391 Read 3,286 4,101
1,094 Write 3,054 4,362
1,171 Mixed 2,322 2,859
1,279 SusWrite 2,696 3,971
638% 2,839 MB/s
Min Avg Max
40.2 4K Read 63.3 69.9
76.2 4K Write 149 228
50.6 4K Mixed 79.6 102
277% 97.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
822 DQ Read 1,464 2,165
396 DQ Write 1,106 1,718
577 DQ Mixed 1,264 1,888
951% 1,278 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
521GB free
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3725 3969 3636 1538 1594 1680 MB/s
503% Outstanding
Read 4,056
Write 4,287
Mixed 2,886
SusWrite 2,690
782% 3,480 MB/s
4K Read 68.1
4K Write 206
4K Mixed 101
342% 125 MB/s
DQ Read 1,724
DQ Write 1430
DQ Mixed 1579
1,182% 1,578 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2481 3012 3079 3126 2751 1472 MB/s
426% Outstanding
Read 3,396
Write 2,987
Mixed 2,377
SusWrite 2,654
641% 2,854 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 58.5
188% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,920
DQ Write 1,220
DQ Mixed 1,568
1,170% 1,569 MB/s
500GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3607 3648 1879 685 678 1449 MB/s
414% Outstanding
Read 3,511
Write 3500
Mixed 2,323
SusWrite 1,991
635% 2,831 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 81.7
282% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,617
DQ Write 1,312
DQ Mixed 1,522
1,124% 1,484 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2310 2330 2311 2340 2314 2331 MB/s
383% Outstanding
Read 2,552
Write 2,254
Mixed 2,085
SusWrite 2,322
518% 2,303 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 75.4
248% 87.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,576
DQ Write 1,227
DQ Mixed 1,368
1,032% 1390 MB/s
662GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2314 2416 2455 1575 1526 1516 MB/s
359% Outstanding
Read 2665
Write 2504
Mixed 2,098
SusWrite 1,967
519% 2,309 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 80.2
262% 90.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,268
DQ Write 1,023
DQ Mixed 1,123
847% 1,138 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 962 1112 1131 1249 1363 1367 MB/s
276% Outstanding
Read 1,419
Write 1,042
Mixed 1,272
SusWrite 1,198
277% 1,233 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 80.2
270% 93.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,539
DQ Write 1,288
DQ Mixed 1,526
1,112% 1,451 MB/s
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1483 1487 1485 1486 1491 1412 MB/s
254% Outstanding
Read 1955
Write 1,500
Mixed 1,522
SusWrite 1,474
362% 1,613 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 59.8
194% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 899
578% 676 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 934 945 714 228 223 229 MB/s
204% Outstanding
Read 2,654
Write 991
Mixed 1,320
SusWrite 546
303% 1,378 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 15.6
4K Mixed 23.1
124% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 342
329% 547 MB/s
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Gaming 291%
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Desktop 123%
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Workstation 346%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $230

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel  $340Bench 126%, 41,056 samples2,361x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $490Bench 129%, 49,132 samples1,922x
Core i5-13600KIntel  $273Bench 122%, 27,559 samples990x
GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $651Bench 240%, 46,082 samples1,357x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples1,290x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples965x
SSD
P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBCrucial  $160Bench 438%, 14,975 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples780x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples694x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples556x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $1,381

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