Is Crucial P3 Plus a good deal?

grenade0 · December 26, 2024, 12:51pm

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Ragnaar · December 26, 2024, 1:12pm

two days ago it had 300 rs coupon. I tried to share the deal but I was restricted from posting deals in amazon deals thread don’t know why.

grenade0 · December 26, 2024, 1:18pm

So Is this a good deal? Or should I wait for January sale?

Ragnaar · December 26, 2024, 1:43pm

wait for republic day sale you can find some better deal

grenade0 · December 26, 2024, 1:58pm

OK thanks

Goutam4818 · December 26, 2024, 2:54pm

Its not a bad deal , but u might get it for lesser price during sale , or sometimes coupons comes. Keep it under watch and u can land a better deal.

grenade0 · December 26, 2024, 3:28pm

Thanks

Crazy_Eddy · January 13, 2025, 8:59am

P3 Plus uses QLC NAND.
Try to look for something with TLC NAND if its going to be your main drive.

grenade0 · January 13, 2025, 9:13am

Thanks brother. Can you please tell me what important terms that we need to check before buying an ssd, and if you can please explain yourself In layman terms, that would be helpful.

kewlboy9 · January 13, 2025, 9:44am

The first thing is obviously the form factor and the interface. 2.5” SSDs connect through a SATA interface and max out at 500-550 MB/s speeds. M.2 SSDs can be either SATA or NVME. NVME drives are of course more expensive and can have R/W speeds from 1,000 MB/s to over 14,000 MB/s with the newer gen 5 SSDs.

Then comes NAND type which determines the number of bits stored per cell in the flash memory, which impacts speed, endurance, and cost. There are four major types: single level cell (SLC), multi level cell (MLC), triple level cell (TLC) and quad level cell (QLC). SLC offers the best performance and durability but is very expensive, while QLC is the cheapest but lacks in performance and endurance. TLC provides a good balance b/w performance/endurance and cost.

Speaking of endurance, you should take a look at the TBW or DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) ratings to understand the drive’s lifespan. Higher TBW indicates the SSD can handle more writes before it starts to degrade. For typical consumer usage, a TBW of 300-400 TB is usually sufficient. For intensive use (e.g., servers, video editing), look for a higher TBW rating.

Finally, you should also consider the presence/absence of DRAM cache. DRAM is used in SSDs to store a map of the NAND cells and speed up read/write operations. DRAM-equipped SSDs offer much better performance, especially during heavy write tasks. DRAM acts as a cache, improving both sequential and random read/write speeds. DRAM-equipped SSDs are ideal for tasks that involve heavy write operations, such as gaming or video editing. DRAM-less SSDs tend to be slower, especially during random write operations. They typically rely on Host Memory Buffer (HMB) technology, which uses a small amount of system RAM as a cache, but it’s less effective than dedicated DRAM. They are suitable for light or everyday usage like boot drives, basic gaming, or general computing. These are cheaper but can show slower performance under heavy workloads.

I posted a guide [here](’

https://techenclave.com/posts/2578194/’

) that you can leverage for determining which SSDs suit your use case.

Hope this helps. Sorry for any typos, using a 4.7” phone.

aadilxdev · January 13, 2025, 9:51am

the boy who's v kewl:

The first thing is obviously the form factor and the interface. 2.5” SSDs connect through a SATA interface and max out at 500-500 MB/s speeds. M.2 SSDs can be either SATA or NVME. NVME drives are of course more expensive and can have R/W speeds from 1,000 MB/s to over 14,000 MB/s with the newer gen 5 SSDs.

Then comes NAND type which determines the number of bits stored per cell in the flash memory, which impacts speed, endurance, and cost. There are four major types: single level cell (SLC), multi level cell (MLC), triple level cell (TLC) and quad level cell (QLC). SLC offers the best performance and durability but is very expensive, while QLC is the cheapest but lacks in performance and endurance. TLC provides a good balance b/w performance/endurance and cost.

Speaking of endurance, you should take a look at the TBW or DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) ratings to understand the drive’s lifespan. Higher TBW indicates the SSD can handle more writes before it starts to degrade. For typical consumer usage, a TBW of 300-400 TB is usually sufficient. For intensive use (e.g., servers, video editing), look for a higher TBW rating

Finally, you should also consider the presence/absence of DRAM cache. DRAM is used in SSDs to store a map of the NAND cells and speed up read/write operations. DRAM-equipped SSDs offer much better performance, especially during heavy write tasks. DRAM acts as a cache, improving both sequential and random read/write speeds. DRAM-equipped SSDs are ideal for tasks that involve heavy write operations, such as gaming or video editing. DRAM-less SSDs tend to be slower, especially during random write operations. They typically rely on Host Memory Buffer (HMB) technology, which uses a small amount of system RAM as a cache, but it’s less effective than dedicated DRAM. They are suitable for light or everyday usage like boot drives, basic gaming, or general computing. These are cheaper but can show slower performance under heavy workloads.

I posted a guide [here](’

https://techenclave.com/posts/2578194/’

) that you can leverage for determining which SSDs suits your use case.

Hope this helps. Sorry for any typos, using a 4.7” phone.

just came back from there & man this is such a nice info you put out above [btw what’s with the 4.7" phone? is it iPhone mini or se ?] also what about MLC you didn’t talk about them I guess they are too on the costlier side itself with slight performance increase from TLC or TLC & QLC come under MLC ?

grenade0 · January 13, 2025, 10:26am

the boy who's v kewl:

The first thing is obviously the form factor and the interface. 2.5” SSDs connect through a SATA interface and max out at 500-550 MB/s speeds. M.2 SSDs can be either SATA or NVME. NVME drives are of course more expensive and can have R/W speeds from 1,000 MB/s to over 14,000 MB/s with the newer gen 5 SSDs.

Then comes NAND type which determines the number of bits stored per cell in the flash memory, which impacts speed, endurance, and cost. There are four major types: single level cell (SLC), multi level cell (MLC), triple level cell (TLC) and quad level cell (QLC). SLC offers the best performance and durability but is very expensive, while QLC is the cheapest but lacks in performance and endurance. TLC provides a good balance b/w performance/endurance and cost.

Speaking of endurance, you should take a look at the TBW or DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) ratings to understand the drive’s lifespan. Higher TBW indicates the SSD can handle more writes before it starts to degrade. For typical consumer usage, a TBW of 300-400 TB is usually sufficient. For intensive use (e.g., servers, video editing), look for a higher TBW rating.

Finally, you should also consider the presence/absence of DRAM cache. DRAM is used in SSDs to store a map of the NAND cells and speed up read/write operations. DRAM-equipped SSDs offer much better performance, especially during heavy write tasks. DRAM acts as a cache, improving both sequential and random read/write speeds. DRAM-equipped SSDs are ideal for tasks that involve heavy write operations, such as gaming or video editing. DRAM-less SSDs tend to be slower, especially during random write operations. They typically rely on Host Memory Buffer (HMB) technology, which uses a small amount of system RAM as a cache, but it’s less effective than dedicated DRAM. They are suitable for light or everyday usage like boot drives, basic gaming, or general computing. These are cheaper but can show slower performance under heavy workloads.

I posted a guide [here](’

https://techenclave.com/posts/2578194/’

) that you can leverage for determining which SSDs suit your use case.

Hope this helps. Sorry for any typos, using a 4.7” phone.

Thank you very much

kewlboy9 · January 13, 2025, 10:36am

Thanks! Haha, yeah I’m using an iPhone SE.

Yes, MLCs are also quite rare. They’re more performant than TLCs and QLCs, but more expensive. For most consumers, TLC would be the best if they’d like to prioritize performance and longevity.

Skoomahed · January 24, 2025, 12:52pm

the boy who's v kewl:

The first thing is obviously the form factor and the interface. 2.5” SSDs connect through a SATA interface and max out at 500-550 MB/s speeds. M.2 SSDs can be either SATA or NVME. NVME drives are of course more expensive and can have R/W speeds from 1,000 MB/s to over 14,000 MB/s with the newer gen 5 SSDs.

Then comes NAND type which determines the number of bits stored per cell in the flash memory, which impacts speed, endurance, and cost. There are four major types: single level cell (SLC), multi level cell (MLC), triple level cell (TLC) and quad level cell (QLC). SLC offers the best performance and durability but is very expensive, while QLC is the cheapest but lacks in performance and endurance. TLC provides a good balance b/w performance/endurance and cost.

Speaking of endurance, you should take a look at the TBW or DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) ratings to understand the drive’s lifespan. Higher TBW indicates the SSD can handle more writes before it starts to degrade. For typical consumer usage, a TBW of 300-400 TB is usually sufficient. For intensive use (e.g., servers, video editing), look for a higher TBW rating.

Finally, you should also consider the presence/absence of DRAM cache. DRAM is used in SSDs to store a map of the NAND cells and speed up read/write operations. DRAM-equipped SSDs offer much better performance, especially during heavy write tasks. DRAM acts as a cache, improving both sequential and random read/write speeds. DRAM-equipped SSDs are ideal for tasks that involve heavy write operations, such as gaming or video editing. DRAM-less SSDs tend to be slower, especially during random write operations. They typically rely on Host Memory Buffer (HMB) technology, which uses a small amount of system RAM as a cache, but it’s less effective than dedicated DRAM. They are suitable for light or everyday usage like boot drives, basic gaming, or general computing. These are cheaper but can show slower performance under heavy workloads.

I posted a guide [here](’

https://techenclave.com/posts/2578194/’

) that you can leverage for determining which SSDs suit your use case.

Hope this helps. Sorry for any typos, using a 4.7” phone.

This was really helpful! Thanks for the write-up!