Crucial P2 SSD 500GB, M.2 2280 / M-Key / PCIe 3.0 x4

The Crucial P2 SSD is a clear winner if we compare it to other, less expensive M.2 PCIe SSDs. It may not be the fastest, but offers respectable performance, which should satisfy most users. It’s also a perfect upgrade for those who purchased a laptop with a slower drive like a SATA or PCIe x2. The P2 should also satisfy most gamers, as its performance in random operations is high, and the speed for loading a lot of small files is actually, not much lower than that of a high-end SSD series. The P2 is a perfect mix of high performance and high quality at a reasonable price.

As an NVMe SSD the P2 is okay at best, I mean if you look back and forth from SATA3 SSDs your writes will be roughly the same, the reads are nice and fast, but other then that it's nothing special. If we look at endurance I would have hoped to have had a bit more leeway, then again write 25 GB each day of the year and it would still last you 16 years. Crucial does offer a nice 5-year warranty though, whichever comes first btw, that 5-years or the 150 Terrabytes are written.

The Crucial P2 NVMe is an M.2 form factor SSD (leveraging TLC NAND), that aims to provide good performance at a very nice price point. The drive comes in capacities that range from 250GB to 2TB, reviewed here. The higher capacity offers better performance and endurance but still comes in at a reasonable price.