Left · Crucial
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 62
$350
typical price
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB against Crucial T500 1TB
Crucial T500 1TB 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 · Crucial
Crucial T500 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 82
$299
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 2TB: 62
Crucial T500 1TB: 82
20 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 17.7
Crucial T500 1TB: 29.8
68%to the right
Typical price
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: $350
Crucial T500 1TB: $275
$75to the right
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 2000 GB
Crucial T500 1TB: 1000 GB
100%to the left
Sequential read
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 5000 MB/s
Crucial T500 1TB: 7300 MB/s
46%to the right
Sequential write
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 4200 MB/s
Crucial T500 1TB: 6800 MB/s
62%to the right
The verdict
- The Crucial T500 1TB scores 32% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Crucial T500 1TB typically costs $75 less.
- Per dollar, the Crucial T500 1TB is the better buy: 29.8 points per $100 against 17.7.
Specifications
| Spec | Crucial P3 Plus 2TB | Crucial T500 1TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 2 TB (better) | 1 TB |
| Sequential read | 5,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 4,200 MB/s | 6,800 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | No | Yes (better) |
| Brand | Crucial | Crucial |
| Released | 2022 | 2023 (better) |
| Typical price | $350 | $275 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.