Crucial P1, M.2

Ultimately if you are going to pay extra for a NVMe SSD instead of a SATA drive, at current prices there are far more compelling options than the Crucial P1 and Intel 660p. We're accustomed to seeing entry-level NVMe SSDs get undercut by more popular high-performance drives as prices in general trend downward, and the two QLC drives we have so far on the consumer market are continuing that pattern. When QLC comes to the SATA SSD market, prices will need to be at or below 13 cents per GB to avoid repeating this problem.

Günstige SSDs mit schneller PCIe-Anbindung sind gefragt. Die Crucial P1 SSD versucht diese beiden Welten zu vereinen. Wie die neue QLC-SSD abschneidet, erfährst du in unserem Test.

Alles in allem sind wir von der verbauten Technik und Geschwindigkeit der SSD von Crucial sehr zufrieden. Die Lese- u. Schreibgeschwindigkeit unserer im Test befindlichen Crucial P1 kann mit der WD-Black nicht ganz mithalten. Der Energieverbrauch ist im übrigen positiv niedrig und zusammen mit dem günstigen Preis pro Gigabyte für aktuelle Betriebssysteme u. heutigen Games sehr gut geeignet.

Finally! Crucial has released their first NVMe M.2 SSD. While the enthusiast in me was hoping for a super-high-end MLC-based drive that takes on the Samsung 970 Pro, the P1 is nothing to sneeze at. It is the second QLC-flash-based drive to be released (Intel 660p was the first). QLC is the next generation in flash storage technology, storing four bits per flash cell instead of three on TLC. This reduces manufacturing cost per Gigabyte significantly—in theory by 25%. Of course, this isn't without its drawbacks. QLC has lower endurance and lower write speeds; more on that later.