Crucial P3 1TB PCIe Gen3 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD, up to 3500MB/s – CT1000P3SSD8

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Crucial P3 500GB PCIe Gen3 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD (CT500P3SSD8) has transformed my computing experience, and I am ecstatic to award it a well-deserved five-star review. This SSD is nothing short of a powerhouse, combining exceptional speed and unbeatable value.The first thing that struck me was the remarkable speed of this SSD. Boot times are lightning fast, applications load in the blink of an eye, and file transfers are done in the blink of an eye. The advertised speed of up to 3500MB/s is no exaggeration, and it has breathed new life into my computer. Whether you’re a gamer, content creator, or just an everyday user, the performance boost this SSD provides is truly game-changing.Installation was a breeze; the M.2 form factor makes it incredibly simple to slot into compatible motherboards. It’s compact, requires no additional cables, and leaves your system looking neat and tidy.The 3D NAND technology ensures reliable performance and durability. It’s evident that Crucial has put a great deal of care into engineering this SSD to last. I’ve been using it for months, and it hasn’t shown a hint of slowdown or degradation in speed.One of the standout features is the value it offers. In terms of performance-to-price ratio, the Crucial P3 SSD is truly unmatched. You’re getting premium SSD speeds without breaking the bank. This SSD proves that you don’t need to sacrifice your savings for top-tier performance.I also appreciate the reliability and warranty. Crucial has a great track record in this regard, and the peace of mind knowing your investment is protected is invaluable.In summary, the Crucial P3 500GB PCIe Gen3 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD (CT500P3SSD8) is an incredible addition to any computer setup. The speed and reliability it offers are second to none, and the value for the price is unbeatable. Whether you’re upgrading an aging system or building a new one from scratch, this SSD should be at the top of your list. I couldn’t be more satisfied with my purchase, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone in need of a performance boost. Five stars, no doubt!

Awesome upgrade for storage, only pcie3 0 but that’s exactly what I needed/only slot i had open in the mb.. works great for my huge steam and epic libraries, can’t see a difference from my 4.0 on the same system except for in test programs – no real world difference .. Plus the price for black Friday is STILL a better price than i can find anywhere. Great deal and perfect timing on purchase made this a huge win win win for me

I bought this drive during the Amazon “Prime Day in October 2023” event alongside a Sabrent M.2 external USB enclosure. I just finished writing an unnecessarily long winded and convoluted positive review of that Sabrent product and recommended purchasing one of those.I purchased an HP Pavilion 790-0010 “Gaming” PC from Amazon for my daughter circa June 2018. That HP PC came stock with a 1TB WD Blue HDD. Not long into the life of that PC I bought a 512GB WD Blue M.2 SATA SSD to install into the empty M.2 socket on the motherboard of this HP PC. My plan which I carried out was to migrate the contents of the stock included WD Blue 1TB HDD to the M.2 SATA SSD.The foil to this plan was that HP did NOT include a screw to hold down any M.2 drive that would be mounted into the empty M.2 socket. I had to source my own mounting screw in order to install the WD M.2 SATA SSD. WD did not include a screw. In the DIY space, the mounting screw comes with the motherboard. I am sure with HP mass production, that including a screw for an empty M.2 socket for a mass produced OEM computer would have added astronomical product cost so HP figured that no one would use this empty socket and saved the expense of including a mounting screw for an empty M.2 socket.Fast forward to October 2023, my daughter has filled her WD 512GB M.2 SATA SSD with many Steam and Blizzard games. She needed more space. This Crucial P3 drive was on sale for a great price and I picked one up. I have used various Crucial drives and memory products in the past and knew this would be a great product.My plan was to use Clonezilla to clone the WD M.2 SATA SSD to the Crucial P3 NVME drive using the aforementioned Sabrent external M.2 enclosure.When I received the Crucial P3 in hand and was preparing to open the retail package so as to install the P3 drive, I noticed a distinct rattle sound from the package. It was a small rattle that changed depending on how I held the retail package in my hand. It sounded like a small metalic object was rattling around in the package against plastic.I opened the Crucial P3 driev ratail package and slid out the plastic packaging that contains the P3 drive. To my delight, shock and awe, there wsas a carve out in the plastic packaging that held a sole metal mounting screw.I nearly wept and was overcome with joy of such a magnitude that I cannot convey with words.In a landscape and market place of many competent products that perform such a benign task of storage, I was ecstatic that Crucial thought to include a mounting screw for their P3 drive.Had this drive been purchased straight away for my daughter’s HP PC I would not have had to source a mounting screw as I did with the WD M.2 SATA SSD drive.The drive itself is good. For sake of comparison, my daughter’s PC is connected to our ISP router via Netgear branded Power over Ethernet adapters which were also purchased from Amazon.With the old WD M.2 SATA SSD, game downloads to the WD SSD drive topped out around 8MB/s per the Steam client. With the Crucial P3 NVME drive, downloads now top out around 11MB/s per the Steam client. Granted it’s not the same level of testing Gamer’s Nexus would give you but a quick eyeball in a like for like scenario of downloading big games from Steam do show that the NVME drive has a slight performance edge over the M.2 SATA drive. I am not dinging WD, it’s just showing that NVME is a bit quicker in this HP PC than a SATA SSD.I realize the Crucial P3 is a NVME 1.3 drive and not of the newer Gen 4 or Gen 5 generations which this HP PC does not support. I was going for an inexpensive storage upgrade and the P3 definitely delivered….with a screw!I would buy this again and recommend other people to buy this too.

This really helped my sons gaming setup. It was easy for him to install. Made his system faster and better. Great value for the price.

I needed more drive space when one of my ancient old school drives finally bit the dust after 7 years of faithful service RIP my friend. PC Hardware goes obsolete so damned quickly nowadays, my last PC build was an emergency build after my apartment was broken into and all of my gear was stolen, needless to say I was devastated and wasn’t prepared monetary to replace all that was lost so I had to budget what was essential and had to order everything I needed on my phones tiny screen the MB was budget and at the time I don’t think m2 slots were implemented yet… anyway I used mostly old gear that was in storage at my sisters place and managed to cobble together a working system.I got this along with an adapter to get it to work with on the budget MB that had no m2 slots, I’m typing this on this system now and currently getting ready to setup a new PC yay finally! I’m going to move this over to the new PC I’m currently in the process of building which is the reason why I’m on Amazon writing this review ATM.