How to Install an M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
May 12, 2025
Discover how to install your new M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD quickly and easily. Read Crucial's guide with step-by-step instructions to walk you through the process.
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P5 Plus NVMe? Gen 4.0 PCIe Gaming SSD
Crucial P5 Plus Gaming SSD
Are you ready for next-gen performance? The Crucial? P5 Plus SSD delivers remarkable speed and data protection with sequential reads up to 6600MB/s1 for transformative computing. Engineered by Micron? with the latest Gen4 NVMe? technology, the Crucial P5 Plus includes advanced features like full hardware-based encryption, dynamic write acceleration, and adaptive thermal protection to keep your data safe while enhancing system reliability. Designed specifically for intensive workloads, high-quality creative content, and hardcore gaming, the P5 Plus is also backward compatible with most Gen3 systems for ultimate flexibility.
Speed
Reads up to 6600MB/s1
Capacities
500GB, 1TB, 2TB2
Generation
PCIe 4.0 NVMe technology
Gen3 backward compatibility
Innovation
Micron Advanced 3D NAND and
innovative controller technology
Warranty
5-Year limited3
Form Factor
M.2 (2280)
Crucial P5 Plus PCIe? 4.0 3D NAND NVMe? M.2 Gaming SSD
Capacity2
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Part Number
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Sequential Read1
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Sequential Write1
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Random read
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Random write
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500GB |
6600MB/s |
4000MB/s |
360K IOPS |
700K IOPS |
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1TB |
5000MB/s |
630K IOPS |
700K IOPS |
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2TB |
720K IOPS |
700K IOPS |
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- Typical I/O performance numbers as measured using CrystalDiskMark? with a queue depth of 128 and write cache enabled. Fresh out-of-box (FOB) state is assumed. For performance measurement purposes, the SSD may be restored to FOB state using the secure erase command. System variations will affect measured results. When installed in a Gen3 system, typical read/write speeds are 3300/2700MB/s.
- Some of the storage capacity is used for formatting and other purposes and is not available for data storage. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes. Not all capacities available at initial launch.
- Warranty valid for five years from the original date of purchase or before writing the maximum total bytes written (TBW) as published in the product datasheet and as measured in the product’s SMART data, whichever comes first.
- Calculated by comparing P5 Plus’s sequential reads of 6600MB/s to the previous generation’s (P5) speed of 3400MB/s, or to the SATA’s (BX500) speed of 540MB/s.
- Sony recommends that NVMe M.2 drives installed in the PlayStation 5 should be used with a heat-dissipation mechanism, such as a heat sink or heat transfer sheet. Inappropriate use of a heat sink, or lack of heat-dissipation mechanism, may cause problems with the P5 Plus and/or PlayStation 5. Micron is not responsible for the user damaging the PS5 or other material.
- The Crucial P5 Plus meets the performance and form factor requirements for Sony PS5? when used with a heatsink.