Crucial CT1000P3SSD8 Storage

Crucial CT1000P3SSD8

Brand
Crucial
Model
CT1000P3SSD8

Crucial CT1000P3SSD8 (P3 1TB) is a budget DRAM‑less NVMe M.2 2280 SSD from 2022, best for cheap upgrades and game libraries with ~220 TBW endurance.

Storage performance rankTop 4% of storage drives
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Released2022
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Capacity1 TB
TypeSSD
InterfacePCIe
Read speed5000 MB/s
Write speed4200 MB/s
Form factorM.2
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Product overview

Crucial’s CT1000P3SSD8 is the 1TB model in the Crucial P3 NVMe family, announced on May 31, 2022, with retail availability following in late August 2022.Sourceinvestors.micron.com

Positioned in the budget tier, it exists to maximize capacity-per-dollar: a DRAM‑less NVMe design using Micron 176‑layer QLC NAND that favors everyday use over heavy sustained writes. Its M.2 2280 form factor and NVMe interface make for an easy drop‑in upgrade; rated endurance is about 220 TBW for this 1TB SKU. Best used as a budget upgrade or game library; fine for light OS duty, but not ideal as a video‑editing scratch disk or for large, continuous transfers.Sourcetomshardware.com

Best for
  • budget upgrade
  • game library
  • mass storage
Official product specifications

Specifications

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Current modelCatalog models
Capacity1 TB
Higher than 7% of storage drives
Read speed5000 MB/s
Higher than 80% of storage drives
Capacity
1 TB
Type
SSD
Read speed
5000 MB/s
Write speed
4200 MB/s
Form factor
M.2
Hardware Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Data Transfer Rate
8000 MB/s
Interface
PCIe
Tdp
8 W
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