Left · Crucial
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 62
$350
typical price
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB against WD Black SN850X 2TB
WD Black SN850X 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 · Western Digital
WD Black SN850X 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 88
$399
typical price
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
WD Black SN850X 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
WD Black SN850X 2TB: 22.1
25%to the right
Typical price
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: $350
WD Black SN850X 2TB: $399
$49to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 2000 GB
WD Black SN850X 2TB: 2000 GB
level
Sequential read
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 5000 MB/s
WD Black SN850X 2TB: 7300 MB/s
46%to the right
Sequential write
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB: 4200 MB/s
WD Black SN850X 2TB: 6600 MB/s
57%to the right
The verdict
- The WD Black SN850X 2TB scores 42% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Crucial P3 Plus 2TB typically costs $49 less.
- Per dollar, the WD Black SN850X 2TB is the better buy: 22.1 points per $100 against 17.7.
Specifications
| Spec | Crucial P3 Plus 2TB | WD Black SN850X 2TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 2 TB | 2 TB |
| Sequential read | 5,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 4,200 MB/s | 6,600 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | No | Yes (better) |
| Brand | Crucial | Western Digital |
| Released | 2022 | 2022 |
| Typical price | $350 (better) | $399 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.