CONCLUSION

   With advertised read and write numbers reaching 6600MB/s and 5000MB/s for the P5 Plus 2TB model it was clear even before i started my tests that Crucial didn’t aim to have the fastest PCIe 4.0 (Gen4) M.2 NVMe SSD in the market (the drive behaves very well however and easily goes up against other PCIe 4.0 models). The same of course can be said about durability/endurance since with a TBW of 1200 the P5 Plus 2TB once again lags behind several other PCIe 4.0 (Gen4) models (still, a TBW of 1200 should be more than just plenty for just about any use – CHIA mining not included). So everything points to Crucial going after the sweet spot between performance and durability (perhaps even cost) with their newest P5 Plus line of PCIe 4.0 (Gen4) M.2 NVMe SSDs.

   As i type these lines the P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 (Gen4) M.2 NVMe SSD by Crucial retails for USD319.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 296.58Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price tag that puts it right in the middle of many similar models. This of course means that even though it doesn’t quite feature the price/performance ratio i was hoping it would it's still priced very competitive and should easily win over potential buyers. Overall, the Crucial P5 Plus 2TB delivers both in terms of speed and durability and it's also priced just about right which is why it gets the Golden Award.

PROS

- Very Good Performance (Up to 6000MB/s Read & 5000MB/s Write)
- Endurance / Durability (1200TBW / 2 Million Hours MTTF)
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Thermal Throttling (During SNIA Tests)
- Only Up To 2TB