![]() The self-test can come in handy if you have issues with the drive.Īfter over 1 2 years of testing solid state drives, i ’ve concluded that it's almost impossible for any single benchmark suite to accurately measure their performance and that's why in certain benchmark suites we see amazing read/write performance numbers with some drives while in others things are quite different. You can try and improve the performance of the drive by using the over-provisioning feature (this will eat some of your empty drive space however). ![]() ![]() The sample arrived with the latest firmware installed.įrom the sanitize tab you can erase everything on the drive and as for the momentum cache tab well you may try to improve the performance of the drive by using this (this feature effectively uses a piece of your systems RAM to cache the most frequently accessed data).įlex capacity is yet another feature not supported by the P2 (just like the PSID Revert and namespace management features). The software also allows you to check the drives details including its SMART page. The initial screen gives you details of both your system memory and the SSD(s) installed. You can download the Crucial Storage Executive software from the manufacturer website. The opposite side of the PCB is completely empty and only has a 2D barcode on it. Just like the P5 the P2 follows the typical 2280 standard (22mm in width and 80mm in length) and comes with a blue information sticker on top.īeneath the sticker we find the PS5013-E13 NAND flash controller by Phison along with four 96L 3D TLC NAND flash modules by Micron (512GB in capacity each). Just the quick start guide is bundled with the drive. Needless to say, i don't expect the P2 model to reach the performance numbers recorded by the P5 model so the only question that remains is what kind of performance can one expect.Ĭrucial uses their typical box to ship the P2 line in so at the front you can see their logo, the product name and of course the capacity.Īt the rear Crucial mentions all the "extras" consumers will benefit from by getting a P2 SSD. Crucial covers the entire like with a 5-year limited warranty and reports an MTBF of 1.5 million hours across all models along with a TBW of 150 for the 250/500GB models, 300 for the 1TB model and 600 for the 2TB model. The E13T is a 4-channel, single core NAND flash controller which supports various technologies including dynamic write acceleration (SLC pseudo-cache), host memory buffer (HMB), end-to-end data path protection, smartECC (RAID ECC), redundant array of independent NAND (RAIN), thermal monitoring, TRIM, integrated power loss immunity, active garbage collection, AES-256 encryption and TCG Pyrite/OPAL support (Toggle 3.0 and ONFi 4.0 are also supported). To that end Crucial has equipped the entire P2 line of M.2 NVMe SSDs (currently available in 250GB/500GB/1TB/2TB capacities) with the DRAM-less E13T ( PS5013-E13 ) NAND flash controller by Phison together with 96-layer 3D TLC NAND flash by Micron. Learn more at The P2 model was released by Crucial last year with a single goal in mind, to surpass their very popular P1 model (review here) at pretty much the same price point. Available worldwide at leading retail and e-tail stores, commercial resellers and system integrators, Crucial products enhance system performance and user productivity. Crucial Ballistix gaming memory delivers a performance edge to gamers and enthusiasts and enhances the overall PC gaming experience. ![]() Crucial solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory (DRAM) upgrades are compatible with over 100,000 new and old desktops, laptops, workstations and servers. One such model is the P2 by Crucial released in late 2020 and today with me i have the 2TB capacity model.Ĭrucial is a global brand of Micron Technology, Inc. Just like in the past with 2.5" SATA models however entry to mid-level DRAM-less PCIe M.2 NVMe SSDs are clearly outperforming their faster brothers when it comes to sales numbers (higher price/performance ratio, at least for "basic" consumer use) so it's no surprise really that manufacturers have been focusing quite a bit in the release of such models. Due to their impressive read & write performance (always compared to mechanical drives and SATA based SSDs), small form factor and several price reductions in 2020 PCIe M.2 NVMe drives currently lead the market in terms of storage media sales. ![]()
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