Left · Crucial
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 60
$330
typical price
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB against Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Samsung
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 78
$358
Amazon US, Oct 24
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB: 60
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: 78
18 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB: 18.2
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: 21.1
16%to the right
Typical price
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB: $330
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: $370
$40to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB: 1000 GB
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: 2000 GB
100%to the right
Sequential read
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB: 5000 MB/s
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: 7250 MB/s
45%to the right
Sequential write
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB: 3600 MB/s
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB: 6300 MB/s
75%to the right
The verdict
- The Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB scores 30% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Crucial P3 Plus 1TB typically costs $40 less.
- Per dollar, the Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB is the better buy: 21.1 points per $100 against 18.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Crucial P3 Plus 1TB | Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 1 TB | 2 TB (better) |
| Sequential read | 5,000 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 3,600 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | No | No |
| Brand | Crucial | Samsung |
| Released | 2022 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $330 (better) | $370 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.