Crucial P5 PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD With up to 2TB NVMe Storage Options

Crucial has expanded its memory upgrade of P series SSD with the launch of the Crucial P5 PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD. This new internal SSD equipped with a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface and support the NVMe 1.3 protocol. They are available in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB NVMe storage options.

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The sequential read speed reaches 3400 MB/s, and sequential write speed is up to 3000 MB/s (1400 MB/s in the case of a model with a capacity of 250GB), which is higher than that of medium-class P1 and P2 Crucial SSDs. The P5 uses DRAM caching to increase speed and Micron 3D NAND technology is used in SSDs.

The PCIe NVMe SSD drive also includes Crucial Storage Executive and Acronis True Image Crucial SSD tool to manage the drive’s health and to back up essential data. It has a mean time to failure (MTTF) rating of over 2 million hours, with over 600 written to help ensure its longevity and reliability.

Crucial P5 Features

  • Dynamic Write Acceleration
  • Redundant Array of Independent NAND (RAIN)
  • Multistep Data Integrity Algorithms
  • Adaptive Thermal Protection
  • Integrated Power Loss Immunity
  • Active Garbage Collection
  • TRIM Support
  • NVMe standard Self-Monitoring and Reporting Technology (SMART)
  • Error Correction Code (ECC)
  • NVMe Autonomous Power State Transition (APST) Support
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Price and availability

Crucial P5 SSD pricing starts from $62.99 for the 250GB storage model, $86.99 for 500GB model, $179.99 for the 1TB NVMe SSD model and 2TB NVMe storage cost $399.99. It is now available to pre-order via Bhphotovideo.com and you can also buy it from the Newegg.com online stores.

Back in April this year, Crucial has made available the P2 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD with QLC NAND flash memory, comes in 250GB and 500GB options, PCIe Gen3.0 x4 interface, read speed of up to 2300 MB/s and 940 MB/s write speed.

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