![]() ![]() ![]() It is quite surprising that the P5+ does not feature any heatsink, inclusive or optional extra, something that most brands at least factor as an option. The top of the drive has a simple black label covering the bulk of the major chips on the PCB. Even when factoring in that the SSD for this review is a 500GB model, it is a remarkably understated drive. Removing all retail packaging, we have the crucial P5 Plus drive on its own. Wild overkill but it’s genuinely surprising how many brands do NOT include this screw with an M.2 SSD. All fairly standard stuff, but I did like the large compartment in the shell for the m.2 board screw. ![]() The contents of the retail box are quite standard, with the Crucial P5 Plus arriving in a plastic protective shell and an inclusive setup guide. The drive has more information on the rear that details a lot of the specifics and even in these blobs of info, the focus on a slightly more PC savvy audience is clear. They are a functional brand with a functional product and this box ticks all those boxes. Lesser endurance than Seagate, Corsair & Sabrent AlternativesĬrucial are pretty famous for having fantastically practical retail packaging and the P5 Plus conforms heavily to this legacy! Given they are a brand that is known by their name as one of the premier PC component suppliers for homes and businesses alike, they do not really need to make a splash with fancy graphics, PC Game affiliation or aggressive design. PROs of the Crucial P5 PlusĬonsistent Read/Write Reported on each capacity modelĮndurance comparable to Samsung & WD AlternativesĢ50GB Model for Budget/Small Buyers AvailableĬontroller Compares a little worse than the Phison E18 from competitors But for general use, caching of smaller data, as well as for business buyers looking for a good balance of performance vs reliability vs price, this is likely your best choice for this evolving SSD type. If you are considering the Crucial P5 for your PC or PS5 gaming storage setup, there are better drives out there right now. Where the Critical P5 Plus SSD falters is when you make direct comparisons against other PCIe4 drives on sustained big-data performance and when you look more closely at its power efficiency. It would be foolish to ignore that the price point of the P5+ is not one of its most appealing factors for some, but this is further improved by the fact that this is an almost exclusively in-house drive, which is increasingly rare right now. Rather than target the obvious and potentially un-relatable high sequential read/write audience, that may find out shortly afterwards that this isn’t typical of day-to-day use, Crucial have produced a much more multi-purpose drive that wants to appeal to more users. Much like how the Seagate Firecuda 530 arrived with a primary focus on Durability and Endurance for their drive, the Crucial P5 Plus arrives with some of the most mature and affordable architecture available in this new wave of storage. The Crucial P5 Plus is an SSD that has arrived into the market alongside a bunch of other PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs, but does it via another door. So, let’s take a look and see if the Critical P5 Plus NVMe SSD is a mature storage choice or a little late to the party? Let’s go.Ĭrucial P5 Plus SSD Review – Quick Conclusion Additionally, the Crucial P5 Plus arrives amidst a deluge of other PCIe4 M.2 NVMe SSDs from the likes of Seagate, MSI, Gigabyte and more, so we need to see what this new SSD brings to the table as it’s USP. For those that aren’t aware, Crucial and Micron are effectively one and the same, which means that this SSD arrives from the same house that makes a large proportion of the NAND used in their competitor’s hardware, so I have high hopes for how well this device performs, as although they are the first to vouch that their top speed is a pinch lesser than some, they get quite close and do so at a better price point than most. Already a big name in memory modules and extending their existing range of Solid State Drives, the Crucial P5 Plus is an unusual competitor to the current growing pack of 7,000MB/s solutions, in that it arrives with a lower 6,600MB/s reported maximum, but with much higher endurance and an in-house designed architecture. The latest company to introduce a PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSD is Crucial with their P5 Plus series. ![]() If you are a already established data storage media provider or are already an established name in PC components, then that almost certainly means that you either already have or are planning on releasing your own storage. It seems like EVERY brand seemingly has its own PCIe4 NVMe SSD to release in 2021. Review of the Crucial P5 Plus PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD ![]()
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