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Crucial P5 Plus 2000GB

Specifications

Storage

Capacity 2000 GB

Form factor M.2 2280

Interface PCIe 4.0 x4

Performance

Sequential read 6600 MB/s

Sequential write 5000 MB/s

Lifecycle

Endurance 1200 TBW

Price History

Price history excludes Amazon sources

Price among comparable drives

2 TB class · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4

This drive $599.99 USD
Crucial P310: $223.99 USD Western Digital WD Green SN3000: $239.99 USD Western Digital Blue SN5000: $243.00 USD Crucial E100: $248.99 USD Biwin M350: $259.99 USD KLEVV CRAS C910: $276.99 USD Acer GM7000: $279.99 USD Kingston NV3: $284.99 USD Western Digital Blue SN580: $289.00 USD PNY CS2241: $289.99 USD TEAMGROUP MP44L: $292.99 USD Lexar NQ780: $299.99 USD ADATA LEGEND 860: $299.99 USD Silicon Power US75: $299.99 USD MSI SPATIUM M461: $299.99 USD Kingston NV2: $303.99 USD Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100: $308.75 USD TEAMGROUP MP44Q: $309.99 USD Kingston KC3000: $315.00 USD Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X: $317.39 USD TEAMGROUP MP44: $324.99 USD Lexar NM790: $326.99 USD Corsair MP600 CORE XT: $329.00 USD Samsung 990 PRO: $339.00 USD TEAMGROUP CARDEA A440: $341.99 USD ADATA GAMMIX S70 BLADE: $342.99 USD Crucial P3 Plus: $344.89 USD Samsung 980 PRO: $349.99 USD Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770: $350.00 USD Biwin NV7400: $360.99 USD MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO: $380.37 USD TEAMGROUP G70 PRO: $388.99 USD GIGABYTE AORUS Gen4 7000E: $398.96 USD Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850P: $399.99 USD Corsair MP600 ELITE: $399.99 USD ADATA LEGEND 800: $404.99 USD Corsair MP600 PRO XT: $416.50 USD Crucial T500: $417.50 USD ADATA LEGEND 960 MAX: $438.68 USD Verbatim Vi5000: $449.00 USD Seagate FireCuda 530R: $449.00 USD SanDisk Extreme: $449.99 USD ADATA LEGEND 900: $453.35 USD Silicon Power UD85: $532.32 USD Silicon Power XS70: $560.70 USD Corsair MP600 PRO LPX: $574.99 USD Crucial P5 Plus: $599.99 USD, this drive Seagate Game Drive: $829.99 USD
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Crucial P310

$223.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · QLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
440 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Western Digital WD Green SN3000

$239.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · QLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
250 TBW
Warranty
3 years

Western Digital Blue SN5000

$243.00 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
900 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Crucial E100

$248.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · Unknown NAND

DRAM cache
Unknown
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
100 TBW
Warranty
Unknown

Biwin M350

$259.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
800 TBW
Warranty
5 years

KLEVV CRAS C910

$276.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,400 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Acer GM7000

$279.99 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · Unknown NAND

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,500 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Kingston NV3

$284.99 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · QLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
640 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Western Digital Blue SN580

$289.00 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
900 TBW
Warranty
5 years

PNY CS2241

$289.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · Unknown NAND

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
640 TBW
Warranty
5 years

TEAMGROUP MP44L

$292.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Lexar NQ780

$299.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · QLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

ADATA LEGEND 860

$299.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
640 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Silicon Power US75

$299.99 USD at B&H Photo

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

MSI SPATIUM M461

$299.99 USD at Newegg USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · Unknown NAND

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
450 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Kingston NV2

$303.99 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · QLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
640 TBW
Warranty
3 years

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100

$308.75 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

TEAMGROUP MP44Q

$309.99 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · QLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
1,000 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Kingston KC3000

$315.00 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,600 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X

$317.39 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
No
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

TEAMGROUP MP44

$324.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
2,500 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Lexar NM790

$326.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
1,500 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Corsair MP600 CORE XT

$329.00 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · QLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
450 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Samsung 990 PRO

$339.00 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

TEAMGROUP CARDEA A440

$341.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
No
Rated endurance
1,400 TBW
Warranty
5 years

ADATA GAMMIX S70 BLADE

$342.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,480 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Crucial P3 Plus

$344.89 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · QLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
440 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Samsung 980 PRO

$349.99 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770

$350.00 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Biwin NV7400

$360.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
2,000 TBW
Warranty
5 years

MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO

$380.37 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · Unknown NAND

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,400 TBW
Warranty
5 years

TEAMGROUP G70 PRO

$388.99 USD at Newegg USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,480 TBW
Warranty
5 years

GIGABYTE AORUS Gen4 7000E

$398.96 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
1,400 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850P

$399.99 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
No
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Corsair MP600 ELITE

$399.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

ADATA LEGEND 800

$404.99 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
3 years

Corsair MP600 PRO XT

$416.50 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,400 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Crucial T500

$417.50 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

ADATA LEGEND 960 MAX

$438.68 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
No
Rated endurance
1,560 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Verbatim Vi5000

$449.00 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
2,500 TBW
Warranty
2 years

Seagate FireCuda 530R

$449.00 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
5,050 TBW
Warranty
5 years

SanDisk Extreme

$449.99 USD at B&H Photo

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · Unknown NAND

DRAM cache
Unknown
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

ADATA LEGEND 900

$453.35 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · Unknown NAND

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
2,000 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Silicon Power UD85

$532.32 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · QLC

DRAM cache
No
Host memory buffer
Yes
Rated endurance
1,120 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Silicon Power XS70

$560.70 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,400 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Corsair MP600 PRO LPX

$574.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,400 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Crucial P5 Plus

$599.99 USD at Amazon USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · Unknown NAND

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
Unknown
Rated endurance
1,200 TBW
Warranty
5 years

Seagate Game Drive

$829.99 USD at Ebay USA

2,000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 4.0 x4 · TLC

DRAM cache
Yes
Host memory buffer
No
Rated endurance
2,550 TBW
Warranty
5 years
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Form factor

M.2 2280 is the recorded form factor.

SSD sizes and connections explained
Full technical description

The Crucial P5 Plus is a vertically integrated storage solution using Micron’s DM02A1 8-channel controller paired with Micron 176-layer 3D TLC NAND. The 2000GB capacity uses a DRAM cache (typically 2GB of LPDDR4) to manage logical-to-physical mapping, supporting consistent random I/O and reducing write amplification under mixed workloads. Thermal management is improved over the previous P5, but sustained heavy writes can still push temperatures where a heatsink is advisable in restricted-airflow environments. Firmware tuning favors high random read IOPS over maximizing sequential write throughput, and the SKU maintains a consistent bill of materials.

Key Specifications

  • Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.4
  • Controller: Micron DM02A1 (Proprietary, 8-Channel)
  • NAND Flash: Micron 176-layer 3D TLC
  • Sequential Read/Write: 6600 MB/s / 5000 MB/s
  • DRAM Cache: 2GB LPDDR4
  • Endurance (TBW): 1200 TBW
  • Encryption: Hardware-based AES 256-bit (TCG Opal 2.0 compliant)
  • Physical Trait: Single-sided PCB design (components on top side only)

Hardware Alternatives

  • Samsung 980 PRO 2000GB: The primary competitor in the vertically integrated space; offers slightly higher sequential speeds but shares a similar endurance and thermal profile.
  • WD Black SN850: Another proprietary design that generally offers higher peak SLC cache burst speeds but comparable real-world loading times.
  • Seagate FireCuda 530: Utilizes the same Micron 176-layer TLC NAND as the P5 Plus but pairs it with the Phison E18 controller, highlighting differences in tuning between Micron's in-house silicon and Phison’s enthusiast controller.
  • Kingston KC3000 2000GB: Uses the same Micron 176-layer TLC NAND but pairs it with the Phison E18 controller, emphasizing raw throughput focus versus stability/efficiency.

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