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The Crucial P3 Plus is a budget PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive in the M.2 2280 form factor. It uses QLC NAND with no DRAM cache, so it hits its rated 5,000 MB/s reads in short bursts but slows on long sustained writes. It suits budget builds, secondary game storage and laptop upgrades where capacity matters more than peak speed. Against DRAM-equipped Gen4 rivals like the Samsung 990 series or WD Black drives, it gives up sustained write speed and endurance but costs far less per gigabyte. Reviewers call it a solid value pick for everyday use and warn against it for heavy video editing or large file transfers.
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Lowest price we've seen: $563.90 on Nov 10 at Newegg. Tracked across 2 stores since Nov 10.
Reviewers treat the P3 Plus as a good-value entry to PCIe 4.0 storage. They praise real-world load times and easy installation, but note that sustained write speeds drop well below the rated figures on large transfers.
