$190–$210estimated range · from catalog price Oct 19, 2026
Crucial P2 1TB (CT1000P2SSD8) is a budget PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD—DRAM‑less, 2400/1800 MB/s, 300 TBW—best for cheap boot/game use; discontinued in 2026.
Storage performance rankTop 2% of storage drives
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Capacity1 TB
TypeSSD
InterfacePCIe
Read speed2400 MB/s
Write speed1800 MB/s
Form factorM.2
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Product overview
Crucial launched the P2 NVMe family on April 8, 2020; the 1TB CT1000P2SSD8 followed on November 11, 2020 in Japan. It’s a PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 2280 drive within Crucial’s P‑series client NVMe line. This 1TB variant is rated up to 2,400/1,800 MB/s with 300 TBW and uses a DRAM‑less design that relies on Host Memory Buffer.Sourcetomshardware.com↗Sourcecontent.crucial.com↗
Positioned as a budget‑tier NVMe option, it exists to offer a cheap step up from SATA for everyday PCs. Best as a low‑cost boot drive or game library; fine for general throughput, but not ideal for sustained heavy writes compared with DRAM‑equipped TLC drives. Notably, some production runs swapped from TLC to QLC NAND mid‑life. The P2 series is discontinued: it appears on distributor EOL lists, and Micron wound down Crucial consumer products by February 2026.Sourcetomshardware.com↗
LifecycleDiscontinued 2026
Best for
boot drive
game library
budget upgrade
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