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Crucial P3 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD $189 + Delivery ($0 C&C) @ Scorptec

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Crucial P3 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD $189 + Delivery ($0 C&C) @ Scorptec
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aarick on 08/02/2023 - 08:43 scorptec.com.au (431 clicks)
Last edited 08/02/2023 - 10:23 by 1 other user

Also available with free delivery on eBay for $191.90 for eBay Plus member at https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/265995277578 with code PLUSFEB1.
I actually got it delivered for $182 on ebay ($20 off) but I can't find the code that I used anymore.

It's a budget drive with QLC nand, so relatively low tbw rating. Does seems to get decent reviews for the performance at this price point. No dram, utilise HMB caching so may not be suitable for PS5 use even though it's a pcie4 drive.

Product description:
Valuable Gen4 performance is here. Introducing the Crucial® P3 Plus Gen4 NVMe™ SSD, delivering impressive speed with sequential reads/writes up to 5000/4200MB/s1 while providing data protection for optimal security. Engineered by Micron® with the latest Gen4 NVMe technology, the Crucial P3 Plus comes in generous capacities2 and offers flexible backward compatibility for most Gen3 systems.

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  • bestbarginever on 08/02/2023 - 08:53
    +1

    Are budget NVME all dramless now? I have a Kingston A2000 with dram and from memory it costed me $120 for 1TB. Will I be able to get something similar now?

    • Namidairo on 08/02/2023 - 09:30
      +1

      Most of them will be now, due to the existence of HMB (Host Memory Buffer) in the nvme 1.4 spec.

      I have a Kingston A2000 with dram and from memory it costed me $120 for 1TB. Will I be able to get something similar now?

      If you look hard enough, perhaps. Whether or not you will perceive a difference is debatable.

    • BenR31415 on 08/02/2023 - 10:25
      +4

      The A2000 was an excellent go-to, there are still similar options around but need to dig a bit harder.

      At the moment if you're wanting 1TB with DRAM, cheapest options are the Silicon Power XD80 for $110 + del/C&C at MSY or umart, or the patriot viper VPN110 for $117.50 at Amazon AU

      It can be hard to tell if a drive has DRAM or not with PCPP's information being incomplete and it often not being in product descriptions, TechPowerUp's SSD Database is a big help I've found.

      • albot on 08/02/2023 - 12:38

        If I just want to use a drive for storage of video for my plex server, does DRAM matter?

        • Nom on 08/02/2023 - 12:56

          Nope - and in this scenario, you can also just use a mechanical drive. The massive latency and high seek times of a mechanical drive don't matter for video streaming.

          • albot on 08/02/2023 - 12:57

            @Nom: Yep. Although, I only have an M.2 slow free, I'm running my OS on the 2.5" SSD - I know I should have done it the other way around.

            • Nom on 08/02/2023 - 13:01

              @albot: For a Plex server you probably wouldn't notice any difference the other way around… so I wouldn't worry about it 😎

              • albot on 08/02/2023 - 13:06

                @Nom: So any old NVMe drive will be fine? QLC, DRAM-less, anything?

                • Nom on 08/02/2023 - 14:00
                  +1

                  @albot: Yes - all your Plex server has to do, is serve out video, and even the biggest bitrate videos are under 100Mb per second and usually in one sequential file, it's a very easy workload for any type of storage.

                  This is assuming just one or two simultaneous users of your Plex instance - obviously if you're trying to serve 4K video to 20 users at the same time then it's a bit more complicated 😁

            • Nom on 08/02/2023 - 13:03

              @albot: Don't forget you can also just plug in as many USB hard drives as you like - so you're not really limited to just the spare NVMe slot…

              • albot on 08/02/2023 - 13:05

                @Nom: Yeah, although I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to all this and it seemed to be struggling to connect to a USB connected drive, plus the drive seemed to be constantly running when plugged in.

  • xmagic on 08/02/2023 - 09:08
    +2

    It's likely eBay Plus members have this "Eligible eBay Plus members get AU $25.00 off your purchase of AU $150.00 or more. T&Cs apply" targeted code that make this drive $177 shipped.

  • hamwhisperer on 08/02/2023 - 09:27

    PS5 fellas?

    • netsurfer on 08/02/2023 - 09:30

      Below specs, QLC, but "usable". It might be one of the cheapest 2TB NVMe SSD that PS5 lets you use. NV2 is another one, but there is a chance you get the QLC version (this SSD is QLC as well). With NV2, you will get an inferior controller in most cases.

      • hamwhisperer on 08/02/2023 - 11:30

        Thank you. Need to hold firm and wait.

        I could have sworn Sony said they wanted near 7000 reads, 5000 writes to be sure it matches the fancy inbuilt ones

        • JerraJones on 08/02/2023 - 20:46

          Those speeds aren't needed, digitalfoundry did a video on testing an ssd below the 7/5k spec and performance was identical.

      • Anthropomorphised on 08/02/2023 - 12:38

        What about this vs the PNY CS2140? that seems a bit slower but has a higher TBW

        • netsurfer on 08/02/2023 - 12:49
          +1

          PNY 2140 is also below specs. The main reason to go for CS2140 is that you will most likely get TLC. Down side is that the controller is older (E19).

  • Namidairo on 08/02/2023 - 09:36
    +4

    It's a budget drive with QLC nand, so relatively low tbw rating.

    440TB for the 2TB. Wow.

    Specifications:

    Controller: Phison E21T
    NAND: Micron QLC, 176 layer. "Micron reserves the right to transition between NAND series during future production cycles."
    TBW: 440TB
    HMB: Yes
    Dram cache: No
    SLC cache: Dynamic
    Warranty: 5-year
    Rated read/write: 5000/4200MB/s

    • Nom on 08/02/2023 - 12:59
      +2

      440TB for the 2TB. Wow.

      That's over 100GB per day for over 10 years… even the crappiest endurance rating is way way more than you'll ever need for a "normal" workload.

      • BargainKen on 08/02/2023 - 14:30

        100GB on QLC (or any workload) is painful once you exhaust the SLC cache, its slower then a mechanical drive.

  • Bertus on 08/02/2023 - 10:53

    https://www.centrecom.com.au/samsung-980-pcie-30-nvme-m2-ssd…

    This is $119 with cash back, sorry can't work out how to post with phone :(

    • H8Pootin on 08/02/2023 - 10:56
      +1

      Its a 1TB mate

    • Justin9mm on 08/02/2023 - 11:24
      +1

      1TB and PCIe 3.0 lol

  • micsway on 08/02/2023 - 14:27

    1TB version also on sale for $95 from scorpy https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/hard-drives-&-ssds/solid-state-drives-(ssd)/98796-ct1000p3pssd8

  • Tomcat173 on 08/02/2023 - 16:42

    Worth using something like this as a boot drive in a PC?

    • netsurfer on 08/02/2023 - 18:04

      Avoid filling it up over 80% (coz. after that SLC write cache is most likely not available) and try not to write too much data to it in one go (i.e. don't fill the SSD up in one him, or if you must, do it at the beginning and do expect it to have HDD like write speed after SLC write cache is used up).

      Essentially, with QLC, for writes, you want to avoid hitting / running in QLC mode.

  • megadeth on 08/02/2023 - 21:54

    More targeted for gamers. I'm also waiting for a dram disk deal for using as boot drives.

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