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P3 Plus 1TB vs NV2 500GB | PCPartMatch

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P3 Plus 1TB vs NV2 500GB

Crucial

P3 Plus 1TB

VS

Kingston

NV2 500GB

4specs won

of7specs

1specs won

The Crucial P3 Plus 1TB wins in 4 out of 7 comparable specs, with 2 ties. Its biggest advantage is Capacity (100% better).

NV2 500GB wins in 1 spec (MSRP: 53% better).

Recommendation

Choose P3 Plus 1TB if you want the best overall performance — especially capacity.

Choose NV2 500GB if msrp matters more to you.

Detailed Specifications

Specification

CrucialP3 Plus 1TB

KingstonNV2 500GB

Storage

Capacity

1000 GB+100%

500 GB

Type

NVMe SSD

NVMe SSD

Interface

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PCIe Gen4 x4

PCIe Gen4 x4

Form Factor

M.2-2280

M.2-2280

NAND Type

QLC

QLC

Performance

Sequential Read

5,000 MB/s+43%

3,500 MB/s

Sequential Write

3,600 MB/s+71%

2,100 MB/s

Endurance (TBW)

220+38%

160

Features

DRAM Cache

No

No

Platform

Controller

Phison PS5021-E21T

Silicon Motion SM2267XT

PCIe Gen

4

4

Price

MSRP

$60

$28−53%

Release Date

Jun 2022

Nov 2022