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Crucial P310
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 6,600 MB/s
NAND QLC
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong speed (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average random (6th percentile)
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average capacity (26th 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
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 | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial P310 | Samsung 990 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Corsair MP700 Elite | ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS | Kingston KC3000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 6,600 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | QLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 600 TBW | 1480 TBW | 800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial P310 | 74.9 | 5.7 | 14.2 | 26 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.1 | 96.9 | 99.1 | 78.5 | 86.2 | 96.4 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 99 | 90.3 | 54.8 | 98.2 | 6.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.4 | 85.3 | 54.8 | 87.5 | 96.4 |
| ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 92.1 | 89.3 | 93.7 | 78.5 | 77.6 | 82.5 |
| Kingston KC3000 Compare | 79.5 | 92.1 | 93.7 | 54.8 | 92.8 | 90.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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