Crucial P3 M.2 2280 2000GB

Crucial P3 M.2 2280 2000GB

M.2

R 2,300.00
In Stock(1 available)
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Warranty: 3 Months
SKU: Crucial P3 M.2 2280 2000GB

Crucial P3 M.2 2280 2TB NVMe (PCIe 3.0 x4) — up to 3,500 MB/s reads for roomy, fast boot, game and media storage.

Product Details

Overview

The Crucial P3 M.2 2280 2000GB is a 2TB NVMe SSD in the common 2280 form factor that uses a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface to deliver high-capacity, high-speed storage for laptops and desktops. The 2TB P3 balances large storage with strong sequential performance (manufacturer-rated up to ~3,500 MB/s read and up to ~3,000 MB/s write on the 2TB model), making it a significant upgrade over SATA drives and many entry-level NVMe drives.

Technical details & real-world performance

This drive leverages Micron/Crucial NAND and an NVMe controller tuned for consumer workloads, and uses dynamic SLC caching to maximise burst write speeds and real-world responsiveness. PCIe 3.0 x4 offers a theoretical bandwidth ceiling around 4 GB/s; the P3 reaches much of that in sustained sequential reads and strong writes for a Gen3 drive. In practical terms you’ll see much faster OS boot times, application launches, and game load times compared with SATA SSDs — and noticeably quicker large-file transfers than older drives.

What it handles well

The Crucial P3 is ideal for everyday to demanding consumer tasks: gaming (fast game load times and asset streaming for 1080p and 1440p), photo editing and video work (smooth playback of timelines, quick project and asset loads; good for editing with proxy workflows or handling 4K media when combined with adequate RAM/CPU), and general productivity where lots of local storage is required. It’s not a PCIe 4.0 drive, so absolute top-tier workstation benchmarks will be outperformed by Gen4 SSDs, but for most users it offers an excellent balance of capacity, speed and value.

  • Capacity: 2000GB (2TB)
  • Form factor: M.2 2280
  • Interface: NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4
  • Sequential performance (2TB, manufacturer-rated): up to ~3,500 MB/s read, up to ~3,000 MB/s write
  • NAND & features: Micron/Crucial 3D NAND with dynamic SLC caching

Who this product is ideal for

Best for gamers and content creators who need lots of fast local storage without paying a premium for PCIe 4.0, PC builders upgrading from SATA SSDs or older NVMe drives, and laptop users who want roomy, responsive storage for large game libraries, media collections and day-to-day productivity.