Crucial P310 2280 2TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Crucial P310 2280 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark15. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark16. Drive Temperatures17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

To test real life performance of a drive we use a mix of folder/file types and by using the FastCopy utility (which gives a time as well as MB/s result) we record the performance of drive reading from & writing to a 2TB Kingston KC3000.

Transfer Details

• Windows 10 backup – 118GB.
• Data file – 100GB.
• BluRay Movie – 42GB.
• Windows 11 iso – 5.4GB.
• File folder – 50GB – 28,523 files.
• Steam folder – 222GB (8 games: Alien Isolation, Battlefield 4, BioShock Infinite, Crysis 3, Grand Theft Auto V, Shadow Of Mordor, Skyrim, The Witcher3 Wild Hunt).
• Movie demos 8K – 21GB – (11 demos).
• Raw Movie Clips 4K – 16GB – (9 MP4V files).
• Movie folder – 12GB – 15 files – (8 @ .MKV, 4 @ .MOV, 3 @ MP4).
• Photo Folder – 10GB – 304 files – (171 @ .RAW, 105 @ JPG, 21 @ .CR2, 5 @ .DNG).
• Audio Folder – 10GB – 1,483 files – (1479 @ MP3, 4 @ .FLAC files).
• Single large image – 5GB – 1.5bn pixel photo.
• 3D Printer File Folder – 4.25GB – (166 files – 105 @ .STL, 38 @ .FBX, 11 @ .blend, 5 @ .lwo, 4 @ .OBJ, 3@ .3ds).
• AutoCAD File Folder – 1.5GB (80 files – 60 @ .DWG and 20 @.DXF).

In our real-life file transfer tests the drive averaged 1,660MB/s when writing the 14 transfer tests with the fastest being the 3,387MB/s for the Win 11 iso transfer which it did in just two seconds. Reading the data back it averaged 2,161MB/s, this time the 8K Movie Scene folder was the fastest at 2,978MB/s (7 secs transfer).

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