Testseek.com have collected 44 expert reviews of the Crucial / Micron M.2 P2 Series NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Crucial / Micron M.2 P2 Series NVMe PCIe.
July 2020
(74%)
44 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(92%)
111 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
74010044
The editors liked
Great Performance
Small Form Factor
Cool Running
Single Sided @ 500GB
High performance
Reasonable price
High quality
High compatibility
Low operating temperature
5-year warranty
Available in 250GB
500GB
1TB and 2TB capacities
PCIe 3.0 x4 interface with NVMe protocol
Phison PS5013-E13T controller
Equipped with Micron 3D TLC NAND
Good sequential and random read and write speeds under most conditions
Good random read and writ
Overall Performance
Endurance Numbers (600TBW / 1.5 Million Hours MTTF)
Crucial Storage Executive Software
5 Years Limited Warranty
Five-year warranty
Good software management options
Strong 4K write results in CrystalDisk Mark
Extremely affordable
Good everyday performance
Competitive performance
Power efficient
Black PCB
Software package
The editors didn't like
Waiting for the 1TB version
Still could be faster
Not as fast when reading and writing incompressible data
Does not support hardware based encryption
Performance Compared To The P1 Model
Low PCMark 10 overall score
A step behind the Crucial P5 in most performance respects
So-so price-to-performance ratio
Slow large file transfers
500GB max capacity
Firmware needs further performance optimization
Aesthetics could use some work
Small SLC write cache and slow direct-to-TLC write speed
Published: 2020-06-21, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
Considering the price point Crucial established for the Crucial P2, it's a shame they limited capacities to 250 and 500GB. I understand their direction as they were aiming straight for those making the SSD transition, but it would have been great to see 1...
Published: 2020-06-18, Author: Home , review by: lanoc.org
Going in I knew that the Crucial P2 wasn't going to be breaking records. Just like the Crucial P1, it is designed to be cheap while still offering good performance. Crucial changed the formula up this time around. The P1 was a QLC drive with an SLC ca...
This NVMe SSD earns its stars on bang for the buck. It's a good everyday performer, but slow with large file transfers. If you can't afford anything else, it'll do the job—but for another $20 you could get a much faster drive...
Great Performance, Small Form Factor, Cool Running, Single Sided @ 500GB
Waiting for the 1TB version
In this review we took a look at the new Crucial P2 NVMe SSD. This drive is intended to be a mainstream option for users wishing to upgrade an existing system or for those budget minded folks looking to build a new rig. The drive is available in two sizes...
Published: 2020-05-08, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: Last month Crucial introduced their P2 NVMe SSD series as their new low-cost successor to their prior P1 series. The Crucial P2 500GB NVMe solid-state drive retails for $60~65 USD which offers good value and yields better performance than their prior low-...
While my center brake light did end up getting replaced, enclosure and all, upgrading your storage in your computer is getting both easier and cheaper. Today's Crucial P2 500GB is proof of that, especially when we see it from an affordability stance, whil...
Abstract: The Crucial P2 is a budget NVMe SSD that delivers good everyday performance—in other words, it runs the operating system, loads apps, and performs small tasks just fine. Alas, it isn't particularly swift when transferring larger amounts of data, and that'...
Abstract: Coming off its first consumer NVMe release in the QLC powered P1, Crucial is looking to better their lineup by offering two new products in the coming month. The first solution we will look at is the successor to the entry-level, the P2 SSD.With the SM226...
Published: 2020-05-26, Author: Jon , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: The Crucial P2 is a budget NVMe SSD that delivers good everyday performance—in other words, it runs the operating system, loads apps, and performs small tasks just fine. Alas, it isn't particularly swift when transferring larger amounts of data, and that'...
Abstract: $ AUDThe SATA-based SSD market has now become quite stagnant and saturated Prices have tumbled in recent years which has been great for mainstream users who can benefit from a slice of solid state action However, with the arrival of AMD and Intel platf...
