Crucial P5 Plus 1TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Crucial P5 Plus 1TB3. 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. Performance Stability15. Drive Temperatures16. Real Life File Testing17. Closing Thoughts18. View All Pages

The P5 Plus comes in a box without any images of the drive on the front or back. On the bottom, left-hand side of the box front is the drive’s capacity along with details of the drive's interface. The rear of the box has three icons for Data Transfer Software (Acronis True Image for Crucial available via Crucial’s SSD support web page), Installation Guide and Firmware update.

The only things in the box beside the drive is a setup/warranty information pamphlet and an M.2 mounting screw, a very handy addition.

The 1TB P5 Plus is built on a single-sided M.2 format, with no additional cooling aids.

Under the product label on the top of the drive sits the Micron DM02A1 controller, two 512GB packages of Micron B47R 176-Layer 3D TLC NAND and a 1GB DLPDDR4-4266 chip for caching duties. Details on the controller are sparse, to say the least, basically that it has 8-channels and supports hardware encryption and that's about it.

Crucial’s Storage Executive is a pretty comprehensive SSD toolkit. With it, you can check the drive’s S.M.A.R.T data, update the firmware, see how the drive’s capacity is being used, monitor the drive’s operating temperature and overall health as well as adjusting the Over Provisioning. There are few more options as well that aren't supported by this particular drive.

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