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Crucial P3 Spec and Price in Spain

NVME500GBM.2 22803500 MB/s read

Crucial's value Gen3 line runs the 500GB drive at 3,500/1,900 MB/s on TLC NAND with no DRAM cache, per the documented listings — the budget M.2 option for older platforms and secondary storage, below the P3 Plus.

Tied 61st of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read — 7 models share this figure. 75th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write.

Current best price
210,37 €Price too old to confirm

Prices include VAT.

The last tracked price for Crucial P3 in Spain was 210,37 € at Amazon.es, captured 2026-10-12. Across one tracked merchant and 737 days of recorded prices, the 90-day median for Crucial P3 is 209,99 € and the lowest recorded price is 24,00 €. This site began capturing prices on July 30, 2026; for Amazon listings, prices dated earlier come from Keepa's price history.

Captured periodically and may have changed.

Price history · 500GB

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August 6, 202630 data pointstoday · 210,37 €

Each point is one day's recorded price, not a list price. Points dated before July 30, 2026, when this site began capturing prices, come from Keepa's Amazon price history. How we track prices

Specifications

Capacity
500GB
Interface
NVME
Sequential read
3500 MB/s
Sequential write
1900 MB/s
PCIe generation
3
Form factor
M.2 2280
NAND type
TLC
DRAM cache

Capacities

ConfigurationPart numberCurrent best pricePrice per TB
500GBCT500P3SSD8

210,37 €

Price too old to confirm

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What owners and reviewers say

Summarised from 2 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices

Commonly praised

  • Reviewers described it as a solid secondary drive with good capacity options at an attractive price.
  • It runs cool and is very power efficient, backed by a five-year warranty and Crucial's software.
  • Owners call it strong value, reaching the rated PCIe 3.0 speeds for much less than premium drives.
  • Owners report fast boots and quick game loads, and see little real-world gaming difference from a PCIe 4.0 drive.
  • The five-year warranty and the included cloning software are recurring positives.

Commonly criticised

  • It uses QLC NAND without a DRAM cache and carries low TBW endurance ratings.
  • There are still performance pitfalls, particularly around sustained writes.
  • Owners note its QLC NAND and missing DRAM cache bring lower sustained-write performance and endurance than TLC drives.
  • Several owners report the drive runs warm under sustained writes and that no heatsink is included.
  • Its write-endurance rating is seen as low next to rival drives at the same capacity.

Sources behind this summary

Guides for this category

How to choose an SSDFour questions decide almost every SSD purchase — what fits, how big, how fast, and how much it should cost.NVMe or SATAWhich interface your machine takes, how to tell without opening it, and what the speed difference actually buys you.How much SSD capacity you actually needHow to size a drive from what you already use, why leaving headroom matters, and when one bigger drive beats two small ones.M.2 sizes and SSD form factorsWhat 2280, 2242, and 2.5-inch mean, which one your machine takes, and how to check the keying before you buy.What SSD speed numbers actually tell youSequential versus random performance, why the number on the box describes the rarer case, and how to read it without being misled.PCIe generations for SSDsWhat Gen 3, Gen 4, and Gen 5 change, why a newer drive always works in an older slot, and when the extra speed is worth paying for.TLC, QLC, and DRAM-less SSDsWhat the NAND type and the controller's cache change about how a drive behaves, and when either is worth caring about.SSD endurance and warrantiesWhat TBW and DWPD actually promise, how much a normal machine writes, and when endurance is worth paying extra for.How to install an SSDFitting an M.2 or 2.5-inch drive, choosing between cloning and a clean install, and what to check on the first boot.When an SSD price is actually goodWhy price per terabyte beats any discount percentage, and why a good price on one capacity says nothing about the others.

Sources

Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.