Crucial P3 Plus
Crucial
68 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100
SanDisk
90 Overall Score
Scores
Console
Workstation
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Portable
Specifications
| Crucial P3 Plus | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | QLC | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Controller | Phison E31T | nCache 4.0 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Crucial P3 Plus
- Strong random (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong speed (72nd percentile)
- Strong endurance (71st percentile)
- Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average social proof (22nd percentile)
SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100
Scores 90 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.