Crucial P3 Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
64 Overall Score
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Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
89 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
82 out of 100 medium confidence 10 reviews
The Crucial P3/P3 Plus SSD is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, with many reviewers noting it outperforms older, more expensive drives. Users appreciate the large 2TB capacity, fast speeds, and cool operation, though some mention concerns about QLC NAND and lack of DRAM for sustained workloads. Overall, it's seen as a great budget-friendly upgrade for gaming and general use.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Large 2TB capacity
- Fast speeds for gaming and general use
- Runs cool under load
- Easy installation
Cons
- QLC NAND longevity concerns
- No DRAM cache
- Higher temps under sustained load
- Gen 3 version slower than Gen 4
Price to performance 6
Capacity 4
Speed 5
Temperature 3
Qlc nand 2
Dram cache 2
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
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Scores
Laptop
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Crucial P3 Plus | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong speed (70th percentile)
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
