Left · Crucial
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 62
$350
typical price
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB against Samsung 990 Pro 2TB
Samsung 990 Pro 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 Pro 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 88
$410
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
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB: 88
26 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
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB: 22.6
28%to the right
Typical price
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: $350
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB: $390
$40to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 2000 GB
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB: 2000 GB
level
Sequential read
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 5000 MB/s
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB: 7450 MB/s
49%to the right
Sequential write
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 4200 MB/s
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB: 6900 MB/s
64%to the right
The verdict
- The Samsung 990 Pro 2TB scores 42% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Crucial P3 Plus 2TB typically costs $40 less.
- Per dollar, the Samsung 990 Pro 2TB is the better buy: 22.6 points per $100 against 17.7.
Specifications
| Spec | Crucial P3 Plus 2TB | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 2 TB | 2 TB |
| Sequential read | 5,000 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 4,200 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | No | Yes (better) |
| Brand | Crucial | Samsung |
| Released | 2022 | 2022 |
| Typical price | $350 (better) | $390 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.