Crucial has released just recently the P310 SSD series, first iteration coming in a small 2230 format for portable consoles and miniPCs and now available as a 2280 model for regular use. The P310 is using a DRAMless configuration and QLC NAND, while operating on a PCIe 4.0 bus and it is available with capacities of 500GB, 1TB and 2TB. Crucial has rated this drive with reads up to 7100MB/s, while the writes are set at 6000MB/s, which would result in a 20% improvement in boot-ups and regular work versus PCIe 3.0 counterparts.

The drive is shipped inside a tiny cardboard enclosure, with the usual Crucial box art; in the frontal area we will note a photo of the product, but also the mention we will get along with it a full month of Adobe Creative Cloud. The manufacturer does also note here the total drive capacity, the rated read speed but also the fact we are backed by a 5-year warranty:

The product serial number can be also picked up from the side:

On the back, we will see a small product description, in multiple languages but also the product code name and box contents:

Besides the drive, sitting inside a transparent plastic mold, we will also note a small leaflet:

The document will point us to online resources:

The P310 drive is quite simple in terms of build, with a small sticker sitting on the frontal area of the PCB:

The back area does not feature any components, but only a larger sticker with lots of details such as the code name, the serial number, current firmware, but also the power rating:

The P310 PCB is quite simple, with lots of space between the components! We will note a main controller but also a single NAND IC:

The controller is a Phison PS5027-E27 optimized for DRAMless operation, supports both TLC and QLC NAND and comes with four channels. The controller was manufactured on TSMC’s 12nm process:

Micron 4KD2D NY319 is the name of the NAND chip, which is basically 232L QLC, with a durability of 220 TB: