As manufacturers gear up to provide consumer-grade PCIe Gen 5 SSDs, Gen 4 versions will obviously get more affordable. Sometimes, you need the perfect balance of speed and excellent pricing to compel you to make the upgrade, and on Amazon, the Crucial P5 Plus 2TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD checks all the boxes. It is available for $174.99, can deliver some blazing-fast read and write speeds, and here is the biggest advantage; it is compatible with your PS5.
If you do intend to purchase the P5 Plus for your PS5, we recommend getting the heatsink version, which costs $185.96 or purchase a separate aftermarket heatsink from Amazon. We say this because these high-speed NVMe SSDs tend to get extremely hot and will eventually throttle if not cooled properly. As for the specifications, this 2TB SSD boasts up to 6,600MB/s sequential read speeds, with random read and write operations peaking at 720,000 and 700,000 IOPS, respectively.
The Crucial P5 Plus is compatible with your PS5, but remember to purchase a heatsink to avoid throttling
Crucial implies that anyone thinking about purchasing its fast 2TB SSD should do so without worry because the P5 Plus is rated at MTTF (mean time to failure) greater than two million hours for extended longevity and reliability. Additionally, the TBW (terabytes written) rating is 1,200, meaning that by the time you come close to wearing out this SSD, you will be in the market looking for a new one and perhaps even upgrade your desktop or laptop.
The speed differences between the Crucial P5 Plus and previous-generation SSDs
For greater peace of mind, Crucial offers a 5-year limited warranty for you. Given the versatility of this PCIe Gen 4 SSD, we would say that the P5 Plus is fast, durable, and affordable, especially given what it provides in return. If you continue to get discouraged by the pricing, we recommend getting the Crucial P3, a 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen 3 SSD that is available for only $119.99 on Amazon. However, keep in mind that Sony does not recommend that you plug this into the PS5 because of its slower read and write speeds.
Get the Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD from Amazon
The post Crucial P5 Plus 2TB NVMe SSD Is Compatible With Your PS5, Delivers Speeds Up To 6,600MB’s And Is Available For Just $174.99 by Omar Sohail appeared first on Wccftech.