Crucial P2
Crucial
65 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk SSD
SanDisk
89 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Crucial P2
88 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this SSD, praising its speed, reliability, and value for money, especially as a budget option for boot drives or bulk storage. Some note it's not the fastest for gaming but works well for everyday use. A minor complaint about Crucial's cloning software was mentioned, but overall it's highly recommended.
Pros
- Fast boot speeds
- Good value for money
- Reliable performance
- Budget-friendly option
- Works with various motherboards
Cons
- Cloning software issues
- Not fastest for gaming
Value for money 5
Speed 4
Reliability 3
Compatibility 3
Cloning software 1
Gaming performance 1
SanDisk SSD
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Crucial P2 | SanDisk SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 1 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Crucial P2
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
- Strong social proof (79th percentile)
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (75th percentile)
SanDisk SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk SSD
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.