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Crucial P310 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 6,600 MB/s
NAND TLC
52 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong speed (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong affordability (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average random (7th percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
- Q2 202588/100
Buyers praised the P310's speed and easy installation, but noted fit issues with motherboard heatsinks and NVMe panels, plus a missing M.2 screw. Temps were acceptable, and value was seen as fair.
- Fast performance, near advertised speeds, easy installation, and good value for the price.
- Fit issues with motherboard heatsinks and NVMe panels; some suggest buying the no-heatsink version.
- Missing M.2 screw in packaging; low TBW rating for a Gen4 drive.
- Temps idle 35-40C, under load 49-60C depending on heatsink; acceptable but worth noting.
- Q1 202595/100
Buyers in Q1 2025 praised the drive's honest advertised speeds, fast real-world performance, and easy installation. One noted the lack of DRAM info but had no issues.
- Performance matches advertised speeds; fast transfers and quicker game map loading.
- Easy installation in desktop and laptop; minimal effort required.
- Exceptional 5-year warranty and reliable operation without issues.
- Lack of clarity on DRAM inclusion; some wish for more transparency.
Based on 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 6600 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 3500 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 6600 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 3500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial P310 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 | Seagate FireCuda 530R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 6,600 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial P310 | 77 | 6.6 | 53.8 | 26.7 | 42.1 | 95.3 | 67.3 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.1 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 88.9 | 95.7 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 10.4 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.4 | 98.9 | 90.8 | 92.6 | 93.5 | 87 | 6.3 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99 | 99.3 | 97.6 | 98.2 | 80.9 | 44.5 | 3.2 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare | 92.9 | 96.8 | 53.8 | 92.6 | 95.7 | 77.3 | 6.6 |
Usage Scores
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