Crucial P3 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen3 NVMe Internal SSD – Up to 3500MB/s – CT2000P3SSD8
Typical I/O performance numbers as measured using CrystalDiskMark with command queue full and write cache enabled. Fresh out-of-box (FOB) state is assumed. For performance measurement purposes, the SSD may be restored to FOB state using the secure erase command. System variations will affect measured results.
Some of the storage capacity is used for formatting and other purposes and is not available for data storage. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes. Not all capacities available at initial launch.
Capacity²
500GB, 1TB, 2TB
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB
500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB
250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB
480GB, 1TB, 2TB
Internal/External
Internal
Internal
Internal
Internal
Internal
Form Factor
M.2
M.2
M.2
2.5 inch
2.5 inch
Interface
NVMe PCIe
NVMe PCIe
NVMe PCIe
SATA
SATA
Sequential Read Speed¹
Up to 6600MB/s
Up to 5000MB/s
Up to 3500MB/s
Up to 560MB/s
Up to 540MB/s
Sequential Write Speed¹
Up to 5000MB/s
Up to 4200MB/s
Up to 3000MB/s
Up to 510MB/s
Up to 500MB/s
Optimal For
Fast Gen4 NVMe storage for high-performance computing and hardcore gaming
Designers, Editors, Creatives, gamers, and professionals with heavy workloads
DIYers, casual gamers, professionals, and entry-level designers
using this as my secondary drive and i must say im very impressed. i heard some not so great things about crucial from friends but decided i wanted to have my own unbiased opinion and so far im impressed.
Best price on the market for the specs. High speed transfers and short booting time. Now I feel bad for not taking the 2tb or 4tb. Would definitelly recommend and surely will use in future builds.
My Dell laptop only had 256gb internal ssd M2 2230 nvme – not a lot of storage these days.
Decided after a long take to swap this out and replace with higher capacity M2 2280 NVME SSD (longer than original SSD) this was cheaper than a 1tb 2230. had to mess around with the settings to be able to install new windows 10 installation – but managed in the end now have loads of storage left over and pretty fast loading times. Got another 1tb 2280 ssd as my second drive now my laptop has 2tb capacity! These don’t have heatsinks but fixing screws, but seem to be working okay with heatsinks.
I use this to store a number of virtual instrument libraries, which gobble up space and also perform at their best when there’s a good read speed, which this delivers. I also use part of the drive as backup space for other programmes, documents etc.
It’s Crucial, which I trust, and has performed flawlessly so far. Be aware that you are unlikely to get a full 4 TB of storage. At the moment, split over 2 drives, I’m Getting a total of 3.64TB of useable space.
Bought to upgrade the internal SSD on a Dell All-in-one desktop.
Easy to install provided that you are confident in dismantling a computer, it’s important to follow anti-static procedures.
The provided software quickly cloned the existing SSD and and following installation all was well. Boot speed is a tad faster and additional storage space is useful.
Would recommend using the Crucial website to check compatibility prior to purchase.
Crucial has carved out a nice segment of the SSD market for those looking for high capacity storage who don’t necessarily need the fastest performance. This drive is very much in that market segment, delivering reads and writes at “only” about 2.6 gigabytes per second. Newer drives running on the Gen 4 and 5 standards are almost exponentially faster, but 4 terabytes of capacity in drives that fast are prohibitively expensive for this YouTuber who works out of his basement.
For many if not most consumers Crucial’s performance is more than adequate for the task. Even at these sub 3GB/sec speeds this drive performs significantly faster than any mechanical drive out there and is not much more expensive.
It’s also a good pairing option for some of those USB-C DIY enclosures where the more expensive NVME drives would be overkill.
5.0 out of 5 stars Inexpensive, fast storage for my M1 Max Studio
Yes, I’ve now bought three of these Crucial P3 drives (for less than 40 each, it’s rude not to!). I’ve used 2 in two, 2015 Macbook Pro’s (via a cheap 6 M2 adapter). Worked first time & really pleased how fast they are compared to Apple’s original, especially for 1TB of storage! I’ll definitely buy again if needed (unless Crucial have any spare ones they don’t need!). Thank you, I really am delighted with them.
I installed this in my Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6H and honestly, I’m really happy with the storage. This review will be short because it all depends on the laptop/PC/hardware your installing it in, but for me it was really easily installable (as my laptop was built for upgradable storage). Opening my laptop up (was difficult but that’s nothing to do with this storage), and installing the storage was quite simple thanks to the guides provided by iFixit. 4 months of use of the NVMe SSD and I’ve had zero problems. I’ve never had a problem with Crucial personally and hope they continue to be a reliable and affordable place to get storage 🙂
Bought it to add to my HP Elite laptop from 2015 and turns out it doesn’t fit the m.2 slot on my laptop. Not sure what version fits. Planning to get an external housing to use it now as an external drive. Will update when that happens
Crucial are a reputable brand, and the price is good. Data size might disappoint some, but 930Gb usable is par for the course for a 1Tb disk. It was to upgrade a 250Gb SATA SSD.
I was ready to use a low level cloning utility, but a downloadable one provided by Crucial worked fine.
Main issue was getting my computer to recognise the disk – a bit of BIOS tweaking and driver updating was required, but now it’s working well.
As I upgraded from a 250GB SATA SSD to 1Tb M.2 NVMe, I think it’s a bit faster as well as having more spare space, but it’s not the amazing difference I got when moving from hard disk to SSD.
I’d been wanting an SSD for years but couldn’t justify the cost of a 1gb drive. But when the prime sales came up it looked more agreeable.
This is relatively easy to install and will fit into the M2 slot on your motherboard. Ignore the pci-e ports or it will be flapping in the wind ready to cause trouble. I did have to remove and refit my graphics card to fit this but that’s no huge burden and is easier than faffing with sata cables and routing.
You will have to carry out an initial format before use to prep the drive. Depending on your plans and what Operating system you are using / installing will depend on how it’s done. I was using windows 10 so went to computer management> disc management and prepared new simple drive. After formatting I then did a clean install of Windows 11 from usb stick. If you are switching from a conventional HDD to SSD you will have to go into the bios and change your boot order and a few other settings (just search YouTube for the name of your motherboard and enable SSD). There are lots of guides available. There is quite a bit of support documentation on the crucial site but it is basic and going under the idea of everything in ideal condition.. and of course your OS behaving.
I setup a partition for a few 100gb for the OS and the rest as a secondary drive for games. What a difference! My pc now boots up in seconds instead of minutes.i often click the power button on the base unit and look up to say “what? Already? That can’t be it.I was gonna go grab a cuppa.”
Stability is excellent and instead of loading things are just available. There’s no waiting or buffering.it’s just there ready. This really has made a world of difference. The only negative is that it will show you how slow your internet speeds are.
Good quality and value. highly recommend. Thank you for reading my review. I hope you found it useful
Much faster/larger disc upgrade for a 2018 Lenovo Ideapad laptop, replacing the original sluggish 128GB NVME SSD. Easy to clone the old drive using the Acronis software and an ORICO M.2 NVMe SATA SSD Enclosure. 4* for the install was down to the poor access of the Lenovo case. The read/write test results show the Crucial P3 is a good match to the PCIe 3.0 disc controller speeds in the laptop.
With more memory as well, the laptop has gone from ‘unuseable’ to a reasonable device for word processing and team video calls.
With game install sizes becoming bigger and bigger, having a decent amount of storage is super helpful to not have to juggle what I have installed at any one point. Drive itself is very fast, it’s only gen3 but unless you’re running disc benchmarks or until direct storage becomes a widespread thing in games, I highly doubt 99% of people would be able to tell the difference in speed between it and a gen4 drive. Quick storage without breaking the bank.
The SSD is very fast and responsive, with sequential read and write speeds up to 3500MB/s and 3000MB/s respectively. It also has a high endurance rating of 600 TBW (terabytes written) for the 1TB model, which means it can last for a long time without losing performance or reliability. The SSD also supports hardware encryption and has a 5-year limited warranty.
The only downside I can think of is that the SSD runs a bit hot under heavy load, so you might want to install a heatsink or a fan to keep it cool. Also, the price is a bit high compared to some other SSDs with similar specifications, but I think it’s worth it for the quality and performance you get.
Pros:
+Fast and responsive
+High endurance and reliability
+Easy installation and cloning software
+Hardware encryption and warranty
Cons:
-Runs hot under heavy load
Reasons to buy:
*You want to upgrade your PC with a fast and reliable SSD
*You need a high-capacity SSD that can store a lot of files, documents, photos, videos, games, etc.
*You value security and data protection
Reasons to avoid:
*You are on a tight budget and don’t need the extra speed or features
*You have a laptop or PC that doesn’t support NVMe M.2 SSDs
*You are concerned about heat and power consumptio
using this as my secondary drive and i must say im very impressed. i heard some not so great things about crucial from friends but decided i wanted to have my own unbiased opinion and so far im impressed.
Best price on the market for the specs. High speed transfers and short booting time. Now I feel bad for not taking the 2tb or 4tb. Would definitelly recommend and surely will use in future builds.
bought this for fast storage for a usb c m2 caddy that I had.
A little over kill but it works without issue and I know the bottle neck is the usb c. WOuld recommend for the price.
My Dell laptop only had 256gb internal ssd M2 2230 nvme – not a lot of storage these days.
Decided after a long take to swap this out and replace with higher capacity M2 2280 NVME SSD (longer than original SSD) this was cheaper than a 1tb 2230. had to mess around with the settings to be able to install new windows 10 installation – but managed in the end now have loads of storage left over and pretty fast loading times. Got another 1tb 2280 ssd as my second drive now my laptop has 2tb capacity! These don’t have heatsinks but fixing screws, but seem to be working okay with heatsinks.
I use this to store a number of virtual instrument libraries, which gobble up space and also perform at their best when there’s a good read speed, which this delivers. I also use part of the drive as backup space for other programmes, documents etc.
It’s Crucial, which I trust, and has performed flawlessly so far. Be aware that you are unlikely to get a full 4 TB of storage. At the moment, split over 2 drives, I’m Getting a total of 3.64TB of useable space.
Bought to upgrade the internal SSD on a Dell All-in-one desktop.
Easy to install provided that you are confident in dismantling a computer, it’s important to follow anti-static procedures.
The provided software quickly cloned the existing SSD and and following installation all was well. Boot speed is a tad faster and additional storage space is useful.
Would recommend using the Crucial website to check compatibility prior to purchase.
Crucial has carved out a nice segment of the SSD market for those looking for high capacity storage who don’t necessarily need the fastest performance. This drive is very much in that market segment, delivering reads and writes at “only” about 2.6 gigabytes per second. Newer drives running on the Gen 4 and 5 standards are almost exponentially faster, but 4 terabytes of capacity in drives that fast are prohibitively expensive for this YouTuber who works out of his basement.
For many if not most consumers Crucial’s performance is more than adequate for the task. Even at these sub 3GB/sec speeds this drive performs significantly faster than any mechanical drive out there and is not much more expensive.
It’s also a good pairing option for some of those USB-C DIY enclosures where the more expensive NVME drives would be overkill.
Yes, I’ve now bought three of these Crucial P3 drives (for less than 40 each, it’s rude not to!). I’ve used 2 in two, 2015 Macbook Pro’s (via a cheap 6 M2 adapter). Worked first time & really pleased how fast they are compared to Apple’s original, especially for 1TB of storage! I’ll definitely buy again if needed (unless Crucial have any spare ones they don’t need!). Thank you, I really am delighted with them.
I installed this in my Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6H and honestly, I’m really happy with the storage. This review will be short because it all depends on the laptop/PC/hardware your installing it in, but for me it was really easily installable (as my laptop was built for upgradable storage). Opening my laptop up (was difficult but that’s nothing to do with this storage), and installing the storage was quite simple thanks to the guides provided by iFixit. 4 months of use of the NVMe SSD and I’ve had zero problems. I’ve never had a problem with Crucial personally and hope they continue to be a reliable and affordable place to get storage 🙂
Bought it to add to my HP Elite laptop from 2015 and turns out it doesn’t fit the m.2 slot on my laptop. Not sure what version fits. Planning to get an external housing to use it now as an external drive. Will update when that happens
Crucial are a reputable brand, and the price is good. Data size might disappoint some, but 930Gb usable is par for the course for a 1Tb disk. It was to upgrade a 250Gb SATA SSD.
I was ready to use a low level cloning utility, but a downloadable one provided by Crucial worked fine.
Main issue was getting my computer to recognise the disk – a bit of BIOS tweaking and driver updating was required, but now it’s working well.
As I upgraded from a 250GB SATA SSD to 1Tb M.2 NVMe, I think it’s a bit faster as well as having more spare space, but it’s not the amazing difference I got when moving from hard disk to SSD.
This is relatively easy to install and will fit into the M2 slot on your motherboard. Ignore the pci-e ports or it will be flapping in the wind ready to cause trouble. I did have to remove and refit my graphics card to fit this but that’s no huge burden and is easier than faffing with sata cables and routing.
You will have to carry out an initial format before use to prep the drive. Depending on your plans and what Operating system you are using / installing will depend on how it’s done. I was using windows 10 so went to computer management> disc management and prepared new simple drive. After formatting I then did a clean install of Windows 11 from usb stick. If you are switching from a conventional HDD to SSD you will have to go into the bios and change your boot order and a few other settings (just search YouTube for the name of your motherboard and enable SSD). There are lots of guides available. There is quite a bit of support documentation on the crucial site but it is basic and going under the idea of everything in ideal condition.. and of course your OS behaving.
I setup a partition for a few 100gb for the OS and the rest as a secondary drive for games. What a difference! My pc now boots up in seconds instead of minutes.i often click the power button on the base unit and look up to say “what? Already? That can’t be it.I was gonna go grab a cuppa.”
Stability is excellent and instead of loading things are just available. There’s no waiting or buffering.it’s just there ready. This really has made a world of difference. The only negative is that it will show you how slow your internet speeds are.
Good quality and value. highly recommend. Thank you for reading my review. I hope you found it useful
Much faster/larger disc upgrade for a 2018 Lenovo Ideapad laptop, replacing the original sluggish 128GB NVME SSD. Easy to clone the old drive using the Acronis software and an ORICO M.2 NVMe SATA SSD Enclosure. 4* for the install was down to the poor access of the Lenovo case. The read/write test results show the Crucial P3 is a good match to the PCIe 3.0 disc controller speeds in the laptop.
With more memory as well, the laptop has gone from ‘unuseable’ to a reasonable device for word processing and team video calls.
The only downside I can think of is that the SSD runs a bit hot under heavy load, so you might want to install a heatsink or a fan to keep it cool. Also, the price is a bit high compared to some other SSDs with similar specifications, but I think it’s worth it for the quality and performance you get.
Pros:
+Fast and responsive
+High endurance and reliability
+Easy installation and cloning software
+Hardware encryption and warranty
Cons:
-Runs hot under heavy load
Reasons to buy:
*You want to upgrade your PC with a fast and reliable SSD
*You need a high-capacity SSD that can store a lot of files, documents, photos, videos, games, etc.
*You value security and data protection
Reasons to avoid:
*You are on a tight budget and don’t need the extra speed or features
*You have a laptop or PC that doesn’t support NVMe M.2 SSDs
*You are concerned about heat and power consumptio