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expiredmatias04374 posted Nov 18, 2023 8:46 PM

4TB Crucial P3 Plus PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive SSD

$180

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Several Retailers have 4TB Crucial P3 Plus PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (CT4000P3PSSD8) on sale for $179.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member matias04374 for finding this deal.

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Features:
  • 4TB Storage Capacity
  • M.2 2280 Form Factor
  • PCIe NVMe Gen 4 x4 Interface
  • Up to 4800 MB/s Sequential Read Speed
  • Up to 4100 MB/s Sequential Write Speed
  • Micron 3D NAND
  • 1.5 Million Hour MTBF
  • SMART and TRIM Support.

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Several Retailers have 4TB Crucial P3 Plus PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (CT4000P3PSSD8) on sale for $179.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member matias04374 for finding this deal.

Available from:
Features:
  • 4TB Storage Capacity
  • M.2 2280 Form Factor
  • PCIe NVMe Gen 4 x4 Interface
  • Up to 4800 MB/s Sequential Read Speed
  • Up to 4100 MB/s Sequential Write Speed
  • Micron 3D NAND
  • 1.5 Million Hour MTBF
  • SMART and TRIM Support.

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $35 lower (16% savings) than previous Front Page deal that earned 21+ thumbs up.
  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.7 out of 5 (10,679 global ratings)
  • About this store:

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jiyang1018
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I bought a Crucial P3 4TB. After about 18-19% full, write speed for large files drops to about 70MB/s. You could say that's normal QLC performance, but the read speed drops at the same time. There is some serious problem with this drive design.

I have done extensive testing on this, and got a confirmation from Crucial that my drive is behaving as designed. I passed my return window, and now I'm stuck with this drive that's slower than my mechanical drives.

Almost all the crystal diskmark results you can find of this drive on amazon or even some tech review media, they only tested the default 1GB sequential. Fill this drive above 20% capacity, then run 8GB test and see for yourself.

I have access to Crucial P3 Plus at work, and I did the same tests, and got similar results.

Added my test results
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dagadu
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Before someone asked, this is Gen 4 and works for PS5. You're welcome.
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nyyftw24
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It was actually 129 on Prime Day back in July.
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Nov 20, 2023 4:37 PM
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cpgeekNov 20, 2023 4:37 PM
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be warned, the p3 plus is qlc nand with no dram cache. they're reasonably decent quality, but they are pretty darned slow. great for write once read many workloads, but writing is super slow.
Nov 20, 2023 4:38 PM
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OlegTverNov 20, 2023 4:38 PM
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Quote from dagadu :
Before someone asked, this is Gen 4 and works for PS5. You're welcome.
I don't know anything about the specs on these, but most threads online talk about how these aren't great for ps5 but will work. I want to pull the trigger on this so bad, but I think I'll hold out for a different model.
Nov 20, 2023 4:41 PM
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SiriusLeeNerdNov 20, 2023 4:41 PM
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Quote from dagadu :
Before someone asked, this is Gen 4 and works for PS5. You're welcome.
Awe you forgot to say if it had dram or not 😕
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Nov 20, 2023 5:06 PM
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joe318Nov 20, 2023 5:06 PM
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Quote from nyyftw24 :
It was actually 129 on Prime Day back in July.
Oh wow, why did I pay $200 for the 4TB from Samsung then? I thought that was a good price…
Nov 20, 2023 5:20 PM
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juicccyyyyNov 20, 2023 5:20 PM
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Which one is better this or Samsung 980 pro?
Nov 20, 2023 5:21 PM
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bensonwNov 20, 2023 5:21 PM
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Think the Acer Predator is at same price, and that one has DRAM
Nov 20, 2023 5:41 PM
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jiyang1018Nov 20, 2023 5:41 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank jiyang1018

I bought a Crucial P3 4TB. After about 18-19% full, write speed for large files drops to about 70MB/s. You could say that's normal QLC performance, but the read speed drops at the same time. There is some serious problem with this drive design.

I have done extensive testing on this, and got a confirmation from Crucial that my drive is behaving as designed. I passed my return window, and now I'm stuck with this drive that's slower than my mechanical drives.

Almost all the crystal diskmark results you can find of this drive on amazon or even some tech review media, they only tested the default 1GB sequential. Fill this drive above 20% capacity, then run 8GB test and see for yourself.

I have access to Crucial P3 Plus at work, and I did the same tests, and got similar results.

Added my test results
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Nov 20, 2023 5:44 PM
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GreyPen3576Nov 20, 2023 5:44 PM
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These drives are really slow if you need to write a lot of data at once, or do a lot of manipulation of a lot of random data (like reading/writing at the same time).

And since it's cheap QLC it might not last even remotely as long as it's rated for so you better have backups.
Nov 20, 2023 5:54 PM
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brybellNov 20, 2023 5:54 PM
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Quote from CoralCorn3547 :
Better off paying a little extra for the Lexar NM790, WD SN850X, or NEXSTORAGE drives.
They have DRAM + TLC (Lexar uses a special HBM system) and have Gen 4 speeds.
I keep seeing people mention NEXSTORAGE, but I had never heard of them until yesterday. They are a quality mfg?
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Nov 20, 2023 6:27 PM
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Jaggsta
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Nov 20, 2023 6:27 PM
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not good price QLC 800TBW DRAMless 5000MB/s.

$20 more gets you 7300MB/s TLC/2GB DRAM and 3000TBW

https://www.newegg.com/nextorage-...0106-00002
Last edited by Jaggsta November 20, 2023 at 10:30 AM.
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Nov 20, 2023 6:31 PM
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TenderPiranhaNov 20, 2023 6:31 PM
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This is a better deal with 4GB DRAM for $5 more:
​acer Predator GM7000 4TB NVMe Gen4 Gaming SSD, M.2 2280, Compatible with PS5, PCIe 4.0 Internal P... [amazon.com]
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Nov 20, 2023 6:33 PM
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Quote from brybell :
I keep seeing people mention NEXSTORAGE, but I had never heard of them until yesterday. They are a quality mfg?
Phison owns Nextorage which makes controllers for a lot of the third party SSD around the world.

Drive is rebranded for

Corsair MP600 PRO/XT
Teamgroup A440 Pro
Kingston KC3000/Fury Renegade
MSI M480
PNY CS3140
Fantom VENOM8
Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus
Seagate FireCuda 530
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Nov 20, 2023 6:34 PM
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Jaggsta
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Nov 20, 2023 6:34 PM
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Quote from TenderPiranha :
This is a better deal with 4GB DRAM for $5 more:
​acer Predator GM7000 4TB NVMe Gen4 Gaming SSD, M.2 2280, Compatible with PS5, PCIe 4.0 Internal P... [amazon.com]
people had a lot of issues with that InnoGrit IG5236 controller
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Nov 20, 2023 8:07 PM
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krnprogamerNov 20, 2023 8:07 PM
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Quote from whatadai :
Where did you read this?
Tech articles were actually released, claiming cut down on production 2024 to increase the pricing.
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Nov 20, 2023 9:13 PM
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JMattesNov 20, 2023 9:13 PM
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Quote from krnprogamer :
Tech articles were actually released, claiming cut down on production 2024 to increase the pricing.
And here I was just looking for an 980 Pro for $50 again

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