Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2

PapaLazaru · 24 Nov 2022 at 16:45

Getting some long overdue upgrades to my PC (new mobo/cpu/ram) and now looking at M2 drives. Currently have 3 SSD's and one mech drive in my rig which nowadays seems overly complicated, especially as my important stuff (photo's and music) are backed up in the cloud so if a single drive fails and I only have that drive it doesn't matter too much.

So the question is, is the above drive decent for the money with the current discounts, or is there something better?

Cheers.

Meddling-Monk · 24 Nov 2022 at 17:47

Think it depends on what you mean by better. Faster speeds? Better IOPs? Lower power draw? Definitely more options out there that are superior.

Power Loss Protection on the SSD? Still only Crucial drives (not sure if only P5 Plus) so far. Grabbed a 1TB and 2TB set for my setup. Felt that another 2000MB/s top speed wasn't going to be noticeable to my eyes or whilst waiting for a game to load. In most cases it'll be how it's loading that causes slow downs after certain "speeds" are achieved, and m.2 NVMEs certainly qualify to that (if RAM Drives with superior speeds and latencies can't get it quicker noticeably, then it's no longer a matter of speed or latency).

So since I wanted something that's less likely to bork during an unexpected power down, I myself, chose the P5 Plus. But that's me and my goal (less chance of things going awry that I need a reinstall or something drastic to recover on).

Tetras · 24 Nov 2022 at 18:43

There are so many deals out there at the moment it is hard to keep track. Looks like the going rate for a high-end 2TB drive is about £150. The SN850X is a superior drive, from what I can see of the THG review.

PapaLazaru · 24 Nov 2022 at 19:49

Meddling-Monk said:
Think it depends on what you mean by better. Faster speeds? Better IOPs? Lower power draw? Definitely more options out there that are superior.

Power Loss Protection on the SSD? Still only Crucial drives (not sure if only P5 Plus) so far. Grabbed a 1TB and 2TB set for my setup. Felt that another 2000MB/s top speed wasn't going to be noticeable to my eyes or whilst waiting for a game to load. In most cases it'll be how it's loading that causes slow downs after certain "speeds" are achieved, and m.2 NVMEs certainly qualify to that (if RAM Drives with superior speeds and latencies can't get it quicker noticeably, then it's no longer a matter of speed or latency).

So since I wanted something that's less likely to bork during an unexpected power down, I myself, chose the P5 Plus. But that's me and my goal (less chance of things going awry that I need a reinstall or something drastic to recover on).

I suppose I am looking for longevity and safety, rather than all out speeds so good to know you bought the same for the same kind of reasons.