Tech Up! Crucial's P5 Plus PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD)

With read speeds up to 6600MB/s, Crucial P5 Plus SSDs also enable up to 67% faster random read and 40% faster random write performance over prior Crucial Gen3 SSDs. Ideal for a new PCIe Gen4 PC build or a PCIe Gen3 system upgrade, the P5 Plus is compatible with both Intel and AMD platforms including the latest 11th Generation Intel Core processors and AMD Ryzen 3000 PCIe 4.0 motherboards. Likewise, these new Crucial PCIe Gen4 SSDs are backward compatible for most Gen3 PC systems that support M.2 form factors.

Crucial P5 Plus PCIe SSDs are an expansion of the award-winning NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) portfolio and offer high-performance internal Gen4 storage options. By leveraging Micron's first-to-market volume shipments of 176-layer NAND, Crucial P5 Plus SSDs enable lower power, higher speed, and denser storage solutions. Additionally, Micron's advanced 176L 3D TLC NAND and innovative controller technology, yields up to 66% faster sequential write speeds and nearly double the sequential reads of prior generation Crucial SSDs.

• PCIe 4.0 NVMe technology with up to 6600MB/s sequential reads;
• Engineered for gamers, professionals, and creatives requiring high-performance storage products;
• Incorporates Micron advanced 176L TLC 3D NAND and innovative controller technology;
• Rated at MTTF greater than 2 million hours for extended longevity and reliability.
  

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Exceptional - Gold Award

The new high-performance Crucial P5 Plus PCIe Gen4 SSD rounds out Crucial's stellar internal and external SSD product offerings, such as the MX500, BX500, P5, P2, X8 and X6. Additionally, all P5 Plus SSDs come with Crucial Storage Executive management software for performance optimisation, data security, and firmware updates, as well as free cloning software to ensure easy installation right out of the box. Quick, easy to install, fast to activate, and speedy with the transfer of data from one drive to another, this is an essential piece of kit from the memory experts at Crucial.