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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
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Part Comparison
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Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
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Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
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Crucial

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB | Availability |
|---|
| Total |
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Newegg | $84.99 | $0.170 | In Stock | $84.99 | Buy |
About This Product
The Crucial P2 500GB is an entry-level NVMe SSD utilizing PCIe 3.0 x4. It offers faster sequential read/write speeds than SATA SSDs but performs below higher-end PCIe 3.0 and all PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives. This drive is suitable for general computing and as a boot drive, but its performance may be a bottleneck for demanding applications or large file transfers compared to more premium NVMe options.
Verdict
“A budget-friendly NVMe SSD for basic use and system responsiveness.”
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
2,300 MB/s
Sequential Write
940 MB/s
4K Random Read
95K IOPS
4K Random Write
215K IOPS
SLC Cache
24GB
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
150 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.16 DWPD
MTBF
1.8M hours
Warranty
5 years
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DRAM Cache
No (HMB)
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