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1TB Crucial P3 Plus PCIe 4.0 3D NAND NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive

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Amazon has 1TB Crucial P3 Plus PCIe 4.0 3D NAND NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (CT1000P3PSSD8) on sale for $74.99. Shipping is free.

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  • NVMe (PCIe Gen4 x4) technology with up to 5000MB/s sequential reads, random read/write 650K/800K IOPS
  • Rated at MTTF greater than 1.5 million hours
  • Backward compatibility with Gen3

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Amazon has 1TB Crucial P3 Plus PCIe 4.0 3D NAND NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (CT1000P3PSSD8) on sale for $74.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy also has 1TB Crucial P3 Plus PCIe 4.0 3D NAND NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (CT1000P3PSSD8) on sale for $74.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member phoinix for sharing this deal.

About this Item:
  • NVMe (PCIe Gen4 x4) technology with up to 5000MB/s sequential reads, random read/write 650K/800K IOPS
  • Rated at MTTF greater than 1.5 million hours
  • Backward compatibility with Gen3

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  • About this Deal:
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 310 reviews.
    • At the time of this posting, Our research indicates that this is $5 lower than the next best options with prices starting from $79.99. -SaltyOne
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tlite
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FYI- I know, I know- PS5 comment but someone's gonna ask!

Yes, this is compatible with the playstation PS5, but you'll need a heat sink.

Technically the speeds are just shy of what Sony recommends (this SSD is 5,000 Mbps sequential read, vs. recommended 5,500 Mbps) but reviews report it works fine.

Here's a cheap heat sink that should work with this, getting you 1TB for a PS5 at a combined total of $82.97 plus tax.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/produ...E877&psc=1

Thanks, OP!
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Qlc (qaud level cell) has to do with the longevity. This drive has a tbw of 220 tb i.e. you can re-write the entire drive over 220 times before it may fail. Tlc or Slc would theoretically have a better tbw, but 220 is not bad either.

Anyways, I personally would say it's overkill for game storage, better for a main drive. You really won't be able to appreciate the speed difference with gen 4 for just games, even SATA SSD vs nvme has barely a perceptible difference in loading times, and that's 10x slower than this drive.

For storage purposes, I would rather get more storage for the same price with a gen 3 drive, which will also run cooler and use a little less energy.

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Nice balance between price and speed, at 5000 read and PCIe 4 worth the extra $10 over the El cheapo listed for 1TB.
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank tlite

FYI- I know, I know- PS5 comment but someone's gonna ask!

Yes, this is compatible with the playstation PS5, but you'll need a heat sink.

Technically the speeds are just shy of what Sony recommends (this SSD is 5,000 Mbps sequential read, vs. recommended 5,500 Mbps) but reviews report it works fine.

Here's a cheap heat sink that should work with this, getting you 1TB for a PS5 at a combined total of $82.97 plus tax.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/produ...E877&psc=1

Thanks, OP!
Last edited by tlite November 11, 2022 at 12:25 PM.
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This is a qlc drive. If you're ok with qlc there are cheaper drives other like the Solidgm.
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Quote from poorgrad :
This is a qlc drive. If you're ok with qlc there are cheaper drives other like the Solidgm.
I am always confused by this. If I'm trying to get a drive to use as an external ssd for storing games would this be overkill? It seems like there are nvme gen 3 drives that are around this price as well. Thanks
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Quote from bert90987 :
I am always confused by this. If I'm trying to get a drive to use as an external ssd for storing games would this be overkill? It seems like there are nvme gen 3 drives that are around this price as well. Thanks
Qlc (qaud level cell) has to do with the longevity. This drive has a tbw of 220 tb i.e. you can re-write the entire drive over 220 times before it may fail. Tlc or Slc would theoretically have a better tbw, but 220 is not bad either.

Anyways, I personally would say it's overkill for game storage, better for a main drive. You really won't be able to appreciate the speed difference with gen 4 for just games, even SATA SSD vs nvme has barely a perceptible difference in loading times, and that's 10x slower than this drive.

For storage purposes, I would rather get more storage for the same price with a gen 3 drive, which will also run cooler and use a little less energy.
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This is the wrong choice if you are looking for storing games. You would be better off buying a USB 5TB drive for around the same price. Don't waste a SSD on storage, unless you have money to burn. SSD should be used for games that you want ready to play.

Forget the words external SSD, you will be limited to the speed of USB. The expansion port on the PS5 is considered internal. You will be limited to the speed of the actual SSD.
Sorry I meant to play ps4 games from. I know starting the games up won't make a difference really. But moving games to the drive should be quicker with an SSD right? Thanks

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Quote from UniqueNewYork :
This is the wrong choice if you are looking for storing games. You would be better off buying a USB 5TB drive for around the same price. Don't waste a SSD on storage, unless you have money to burn. SSD should be used for games that you want ready to play.

Forget the words external SSD, you will be limited to the speed of USB. The expansion port on the PS5 is considered internal. You will be limited to the speed of the actual SSD.
USB 3.0 is 5gbps. 3.1 is 10 gbps. So you can benefit from using faster SSD external drives.

As far as use with a PlayStation, the rear PS5 USB ports, which are recommended for use with external storage, are 10 gbps ports. https://www.playstation.com/en-us...rts-guide/

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Sorry I meant to play ps4 games from. I know starting the games up won't make a difference really. But moving games to the drive should be quicker with an SSD right? Thanks
See above. ^ (Games played off an SSD, even an external one, will load faster and transfer faster between drives if you find that necessary.)
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Sorry I meant to play ps4 games from. I know starting the games up won't make a difference really. But moving games to the drive should be quicker with an SSD right? Thanks
If you can justify SSD because it's faster to transfer a file from A-B you kind sir have money to burn. Congratulations!

To confirm: Yes transfer speeds on SSD would be faster, but limited to the bottleneck of where you are transferring to/from.
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Quote from Dealer_Of_Slickness :
USB 3.0 is 5gbps. 3.1 is 10 gbps. So you can benefit from using faster SSD external drives.

As far as use with a PlayStation, the rear PS5 USB ports, which are recommended for use with external storage, are 10 gbps ports. https://www.playstation.com/en-us...rts-guide/ [playstation.com]



See above. ^ (Games played off an SSD, even an external one, will load faster and transfer faster between drives if you find that necessary.)
I'm cool with your #'s.
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Quote from Dealer_Of_Slickness :
Qlc (laud level cell) has to do with the longevity. This drive has a tbw of 220 tb i.e. you can re-write the entire drive over 220 times before it may fail. Tlc or Slc would theoretically have a better tbw, but 220 is not bad either.

Anyways, I personally would say it's overkill for game storage, better for a main drive. You really won't be able to appreciate the speed difference with gen 4 for just games, even SATA SSD vs nvme has barely a perceptible difference in loading times, and that's 10x slower than this drive.

For storage purposes, I would rather get more storage for the same price with a gen 3 drive, which will also run cooler and use a little less energy.
Thanks I appreciate it. I think I am just in decision paralyses. I think "spend $10, $20, etc more of less and get this instead. I was looking at a silicon power A80 nvme ssd gen 3 and then adding an enclosure. Although for my uses, it may be better to get the Samsung T7 shield for $89 since it would be close in price. I'm sure I will not make a move and keep thinking about it every now and then, haha
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Quote from UniqueNewYork :
If you can justify SSD because it's faster to transfer a file from A-B you kind sir have money to burn. Congratulations!

To confirm: Yes transfer speeds on SSD would be faster, but limited to the bottleneck of where you are transferring to/from.
Yep, I am not trying to sound elitist or anything. I am looking at the 1tb range. And it seems like a 1tb hd is in the $50 range, while $30-40($80-90 total) more will give you ssd at that price. Price per gb hd definitely wins out. If I wanted 4tb I would definitely get an external hd. At 1tb I feel like they are closer in terms of price of hd vs ssd. I'm not saying there's a clear answer for me though. I'm just saying that I like spending too much time thinking it over, haha
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Quote from bert90987 :
Yep, I am not trying to sound elitist or anything. I am looking at the 1tb range. And it seems like a 1tb hd is in the $50 range, while $30-40($80-90 total) more will give you ssd at that price. Price per gb hd definitely wins out. If I wanted 4tb I would definitely get an external hd. At 1tb I feel like they are closer in terms of price of hd vs ssd. I'm not saying there's a clear answer for me though. I'm just saying that I like spending too much time thinking it over, haha
No you're good. I did a bit of assuming on my end. Figured you were looking for the best value for storing games. Also i simply meant if you can afford to spend a bit more for the best then good for you. That's not a bad place to be. SSD speeds are awesome.
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FYI,
NOT endurances

500GB SSD = 110TB (TBW)
1TB SSD = 220TB (TBW)
2TB SSD = 440TB (TBW)
4TB SSD = 800TB (TWB)

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Please excuse my ignorance, but do I need to purchase a separate heat sink for this?

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