Crucial P3 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Crucial P3 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Crucial
76 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Samsung
100 Overall Score

Scores

Gaming
Crucial
70
Samsung
100
Console
Crucial
56
Samsung
100
Workstation
Crucial
58
Samsung
100
Laptop
Crucial
84
Samsung
86
Budget
Crucial
83
Samsung
82
Portable
Crucial
20
Samsung
27

Specifications

Crucial P3 PlusSamsung 9100 PRO
Drive
Capacity
2,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation45★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
5,000
14,800
Sequential Write (MB/s)
4,200
13,400
Random Read (IOPS)
680,000
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
850,000
2,600,000
Hardware
NANDQLCTLC★
DRAM Cache✗✓★
ControllerPhison E31TIn-House Controller
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
440
2,400
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption✗✓★

Pros & Cons

Crucial P3 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong random (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong capacity (78th percentile)
  • Strong speed (72nd percentile)
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average affordability (28th percentile)

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Below average affordability (5th percentile)5th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Samsung 9100 PRO

Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.

Samsung 9100 PRO Better at:

GamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation