The 1TB version of the P1 NVMe SSD definitely offers more performance versus the 500GB model, and can keep the write speeds up for even longer, thanks to more SLC buffer (12GB versus 5GB on the 500GB drive). The increased DDR3 buffer also seems to come into play but expect a visible speed drop when writing large files to the drive. If the drive is operated in mainstream, home computers you won’t observe this limitation, but in production workstations were data changes frequently, the TLC write speed limitation will become more evident.

While the 500GB drive has had a rated endurance of 100TBW, which equals to 54GB per day for five years, the 1TB model raises the endurance to 200TBW, which means about 109GB per day, during a period of 5 years; this rating is quite a bit lower than the MP510 drive from CORSAIR or the P34A80 from Silicon Power.

The 1TB P1 drive can be purchased online for about 106 Euros.

Crucial P1 1TB Type 2280 SSD is Recommended for:

We would like to thank again to Crucial for making this review possible!