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2TB Crucial P1 NVMe SSD @Newegg $190

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Model: Crucial P1 - SSD - 2 TB - internal - M.2 2280 - PCIe 3.0 x4 (NVMe)

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Feb 11, 2021
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SociableMeat170
Feb 11, 2021
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The 2TB Mushkin (also Newegg) for only $8 more is a MUCH better deal
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PyroYuy
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Quote from SociableMeat170 :
The 2TB Mushkin (also Newegg) for only $8 more is a MUCH better deal
Was about to ask that question lol.

But mine telling me why?
Feb 12, 2021
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tCLOCK
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Quote from SociableMeat170 :
The 2TB Mushkin (also Newegg) for only $8 more is a MUCH better deal
Yes please explain. I'd also like to hear this.....
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franzcatch
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Quote from PyroYuy :
Was about to ask that question lol.

But mine telling me why?
Quote from tCLOCK :
Yes please explain. I'd also like to hear this.....
The Crucial https://www.newegg.com/crucial-2t...6820156248 reads/writes up to 2,000/1,700 MB/s

The Mushkin https://www.newegg.com/mushkin-en...6820226902 reads/writes up to 3500/3100 MB/s

That a massive performance difference.
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tCLOCK
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Quote from franzcatch :
The Crucial https://www.newegg.com/crucial-2t...6820156248 reads/writes up to 2,000/1,700 MB/s

The Mushkin https://www.newegg.com/mushkin-en...6820226902 reads/writes up to 3500/3100 MB/s

That a massive performance difference.

..and those are synthetic tests. In real world performance you might see a fraction of a second. Hardly noticable. Also the faster it read/writes the hotter it gets meaning it will trottle down. Plus Crucial has 5 yr warranty. Mushkin only has 3 yr.
Last edited by tCLOCK February 12, 2021 at 05:16 PM.
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spartanvi
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Quote from tCLOCK :
..and those are synthetic tests. In real world performance you might see a fraction of a second. Hardly noticable.
The Mushkin Pilot-E deal is dead now anyway. I agree that the "up to" figures don't come close to painting a full picture.

The Crucial P1 is QLC-based with DRAM. It has relatively poor endurance (not that it really matters at this capacity) and its SLC "cache" will shrink as the drive fills up. I expect this is because it's not really discrete SLC NAND its using to cache, rather it's just QLC NAND that it's using as SLC by writing 1 bit per cell for as long as there space to shuffle around (correct me if I'm wrong). At its worst, you'll see large/sustained write operations fall to about 50MB/s, which is extremely awful for a SSD as it's basically mechanical hard drive territory. In TomsHardware's tests, this occurred when writing about 150GB on an near empty drive, so at least you wont see this often... until you really start to fill up the drive. As such, this really isn't for professional use (e.g. editors writing large project files). For gamers and casual users, you wont really saturate its cache with large write operations unless you're constantly installing large games on the drive that's at half or less capacity. That said, I've been using my Crucial P1 in my daily driver for about 2 years and at my current rate, it will take me about 12 years to reach its endurance rating. I've never hit the SLC cache wall either, but I avoid large writes on it except for when installing applications I use the most often.

The Mushkin Pilot-E has superior TLC-based NAND with DRAM, 4x the endurance, and sustained writes that don't shit itself when the SLC cache is saturated. So you dont really have any of the compromises of QLC. For $8 more (at the time) it seems like a no-brainer.

Quote from tCLOCK :
Also the faster it read/writes the hotter it gets meaning it will trottle down.
This isn't exactly the case when comparing different micro architectures, controllers, and NAND technologies. From my experience, when comparing similar generational hardware, slower drives will tend to consume more power and that inevitably turns into more heat waste because it takes the slower drive longer to complete identical read/write operations compared to their faster counterparts. Running longer at full-tilt, more power draw, more heat. Looking at Toms reviews of these drives, we see that the Mushkin Pilot-E is capable of 211MB/s per watt while the Crucial P1 is about half as power efficient at 114MB/s per watt. That wattage is ultimately converted into heat waste. So if we were to compare which drive throttles worse, I would predict the Crucial P1 would not only lose the speed race, it would also thermal throttle much sooner in the write operation when compared to the Mushkin Pilot-E.
Last edited by spartanvi February 13, 2021 at 09:13 AM.
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SociableMeat170
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Quote from tCLOCK :
Yes please explain. I'd also like to hear this.....
TLC vs. QLC
DRAM cache vs. no DRAM cache
3500/3100 MB/s R/W vs. 2000/1700 MB/s R/W
SM2262EN vs. SM2263EN controller
1300TBW vs 400TBW

Any one of these features is easily worth $10 more. All five for only $8 more? No brainer.

I mean, they are not even in the same category. The Crucial is a cheap QLC dram-less SSD with a cheap controller. The Mushkin has it beat in every single category.
Last edited by SociableMeat170 February 12, 2021 at 07:48 PM.

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Quote from tCLOCK :
..and those are synthetic tests. In real world performance you might see a fraction of a second. Hardly noticable. Also the faster it read/writes the hotter it gets meaning it will trottle down. Plus Crucial has 5 yr warranty. Mushkin only has 3 yr.
What kind of nonsense is this?

If this is true, then just get one of those 1TB SATA QLC drives for ~$80. After all, they are about 560 MB/s, so hardly noticable and also less hot. Right?
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tCLOCK
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Quote from SociableMeat170 :
What kind of nonsense is this?

If this is true, then just get one of those 1TB SATA QLC drives for ~$80. After all, they are about 560 MB/s, so hardly noticable and also less hot. Right?
Ok so you are saying YOU can see the loading/speed difference between these drives without a synthetic test? If you are coming from a regular sata drive to any SSD it will be noticable faster. So yes a $80 QLC would do for the average person.
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Quote from tCLOCK :
Ok so you are saying YOU can see the loading/speed difference between these drives without a synthetic test? If you are coming from a regular sata drive to any SSD it will be noticable faster. So yes a $80 QLC would do for the average person.
Absolutely. When processing large video files, 3500 MB/s vs 2000 MB/s makes a big difference.

The point is that the Mushkin does everything better than the Crucial P1. Easily worth much more than the $8 extra (while the deal was active, of course).

If you don't care about performance/durability and just want a cheap SSD, then there are much better options than the Crucial. There are a couple of 1TB SATA SSD's listed here for $80-ish.
Last edited by SociableMeat170 February 12, 2021 at 07:48 PM.
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Quote from SociableMeat170 :
Absolutely. When processing large video files, 3500 MB/s vs 2000 MB/s makes a big difference.

The point is that the Mushkin does everything better than the Crucial P1. Easily worth much more than the $8 extra (while the deal was active, of course).

If you don't care about performance/durability and just want a cheap SSD, then there are much better options than the Crucial. There are a couple of 1TB SATA SSD's listed here for $80-ish.
Yes that's I'm saying the average person who just goes on YouTube and Facebook that might play an occasional game or 2 doesn't really care about read/write speeds. What's more important is price and warranty.
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jlv2
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I'm seeing the Mushkin at $209, which is $19 more.
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spartanvi
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Quote from SociableMeat170 :
TLC vs. QLC
DRAM cache vs. no DRAM cache
3500/3100 MB/s R/W vs. 2000/1700 MB/s R/W
SM2262EN vs. SM2263EN controller
1300TBW vs 400TBW

Any one of these features is easily worth $10 more. All five for only $8 more? No brainer.

I mean, they are not even in the same category. The Crucial is a cheap QLC dram-less SSD with a cheap controller. The Mushkin has it beat in every single category.
Right on every mark, but both have DRAM. The 2TB P1 has DDR4 and the Pilot-E has DDR3. Doesn't really make a difference when the Pilot-E is faster in every measurable metric.
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franzcatch
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I don't know how Pioneer stacks up, cut the speeds seem pretty comparable at 3400/3000 for a much lower price at $185.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...1IGO&psc=1

Same for this Silicon Power one. Pretty fast at 3,400/3,000 for $195
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...OQJA&psc=1

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meerkat
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Quote from jlv2 :
I'm seeing the Mushkin at $209, which is $19 more.
$198 on Feb 11th. Nobody cares until the deal expires somehow.

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