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Crucial P5 Spec and Price in the United States

NVME1TBM.2 22807000 MB/s read

Released April 21, 2020

Crucial's performance Gen4 line runs 7,000/6,000 MB/s at 1TB and 2TB on TLC NAND with a DRAM cache, per the documented listings — the Gen4 step below the T500, for PCIe 4.0 builds wanting solid sustained performance.

Tied 34th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read — 9 models share this figure. Tied 36th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write — 4 models share this figure.

Current best price
From $205.63Price too old to confirm

Prices exclude sales tax.

The last tracked price for the 1TB Crucial P5 in the United States was $205.63 at Newegg, captured 2026-10-05. Across one tracked merchant and 22 days of recorded prices, the 90-day median for the 1TB Crucial P5 is $218.24 and the lowest recorded price is $159.62. 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

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  • 1TB
  • 2TB
August 6, 202652 data pointstoday · $573.39

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
1TB
Interface
NVME
Sequential read
7000 MB/s
Sequential write
6000 MB/s
PCIe generation
4
Form factor
M.2 2280
NAND type
TLC
DRAM cache

Capacities

ConfigurationPart numberCurrent best pricePrice per TB
1TBCT1000P5SSD8

$205.63

Price too old to confirm

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2TBCT2000P5SSD8

$347.25

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 highlighted its hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption with TCG Opal and eDrive support.
  • It offers a five-year warranty, capacities up to 2TB, a single-sided black PCB, and competitive pricing.
  • Its adaptive thermal protection and dynamic SLC cache were described as well engineered.
  • Owners report very fast reads and sustained writes that stay close to the rated figures, rivaling pricier Samsung drives.
  • Owners consider it excellent value for a PCIe 3.0 drive.
  • Several owners praise the five-year warranty and high endurance rating, and describe installation and migration as simple.

Commonly criticised

  • It runs hot under load.
  • Overall performance was below average for its class at the price.
  • The recurring complaint is heat, with owners reporting high idle and load temperatures and recommending a heatsink.
  • Owners find its random read and write performance weaker than its sequential speeds.
  • Some owners consider it expensive for the 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.