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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 8,566 user benchmarks.  Model: CT2000P5PSSD8
Poor: 224%Average: 438% Great: 578%

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Outstanding average bench

The Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 337.8% 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 1,275MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,081MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 355%. 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 152MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 57.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,566 samples)
Rank 7438%
Min Avg Max
1,229 Read 3,224 4,113
946 Write 3,081 4,454
1,176 Mixed 2,304 2,890
1,230 SusWrite 2,756 3,973
639% 2,841 MB/s
Min Avg Max
39.9 4K Read 57.6 69.8
68.4 4K Write 152 226
47.8 4K Mixed 79.2 102
269% 96.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
631 DQ Read 1,433 2,185
252 DQ Write 1,144 1,848
409 DQ Mixed 1,275 1,984
958% 1,284 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
774GB free
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3547 3539 3580 3265 1616 1636 MB/s
500% Outstanding
Read 3,575
Write 3,724
Mixed 2,553
SusWrite 2,864
715% 3,179 MB/s
4K Read 59.1
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 86.9
298% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 2,272
DQ Write 1,802
DQ Mixed 1,986
1,500% 2,020 MB/s
888GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3769 4202 3872 2861 1548 1600 MB/s
496% Outstanding
Read 3,594
Write 4,339
Mixed 2,716
SusWrite 2,975
768% 3,406 MB/s
4K Read 67
4K Write 201
4K Mixed 99.6
336% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,672
DQ Write 1,307
DQ Mixed 1,476
1,108% 1,485 MB/s
503GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2998 3585 2948 1587 1658 1614 MB/s
454% Outstanding
Read 3,880
Write 3,648
Mixed 2611
SusWrite 2,398
703% 3,134 MB/s
4K Read 65.8
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 92.5
312% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,570
DQ Write 956
DQ Mixed 1,215
918% 1,247 MB/s
997GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P7CR403 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 681 814 740 746 733 MB/s
423% Outstanding
Read 4,500
Write 2246
Mixed 3,060
SusWrite 760
585% 2,642 MB/s
4K Read 173
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 157
545% 161 MB/s
DQ Read 994
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 468
384% 571 MB/s
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Typical P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB Builds (Compare 7,119 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 291%
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Desktop 123%
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Workstation 347%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $240

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel  $345Bench 126%, 41,056 samples1,998x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $544Bench 129%, 49,132 samples1,634x
Core i5-13600KIntel  $270Bench 122%, 27,559 samples826x
GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $750Bench 240%, 43,161 samples1,120x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,699Bench 370%, 18,961 samples1,082x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $1,130Bench 291%, 20,833 samples754x
SSD
P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBCrucial  $149Bench 438%, 8,566 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples675x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples556x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 187%, 7,570 samples466x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $1,484

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