
The Crucial P310 is a great SSD for its price. This is a drive that boasts fast reads of up to 7,100MB/s and writes up to 6,000MB/s. This GEN4 NVMe is for PCIe-capable lanes and can be compared as 20x faster than a common SATA SSD. This drive is easy to install for anyone on laptops, consoles, and desktops. There are other options available in 500GB and 2TB. I tested this drive with a multitude of games, and the load times were quick and the games installed very fast. When tested, all the speeds match up (see picture). Overall, this is a great option for anyone looking for a well-priced, quick, and compatible NVME for their setup.

Was easy to install and get running on my new system

Simple form factor motherboard m.2 heatsink fits on top. Fast speeds, only 1 tb for the base drive for windows and games.

* Very small, smaller than even most other portable drives. I have two other external SSD's that are still slightly larger than the Crucial X9, and my portable HDD's are not only much larger, but also weigh significantly more. If your goal is to carry the drive around with you, the X9 is a great choice. * USB-C for fastest speeds. I don't believe previous generations of USB can reach 1 GB/s, so the newer interface is necessary to max out the drive. Running on USB-3 will certainly hinder performance. * Cool temperatures. Modern SSD's have a tendency to run hot, with many of them actually throttling bandwidth to manage heat. The Crucial X9 idled around 35C on my setup, and peaked at 50C during testing. Most SSD's have a maximum temperature in the 70-80C range, so there's plenty of headroom. I suspect there might be some kind of small heatsink inside the drive keeping it cool. * Blazing fast. The Crucial X9 achieved the highest sequential speeds I've ever seen on an external drive, rivaling many internal NVMe drives. I was able to copy large files at the full 1 GB/s bandwidth with no throttling so it seems Crucial has equipped the drive to sustain its maximum speeds at all times. My full bandwidth result is attached as an image.

I am a WD fan so this is a bit biassed: Price Size Speed Reliability

easy and fast to install

- good packaging. - this is a single sided SSD (500 GB).


Bought this to put Windows 11 on. Works great and runs fast. Super easy to install.

- Faster game boot times - Fixed buildings that were not rendering quick enough in PUBG.

The drive worked without any issues.

-Great speeds, installing programs bottlenecks at gigabit ethernet -Easy to install and was recognized first try by the bios

-Great high priority game drive -If you install csgo on this and have decent internet, you will be the first in the server

Good drive and speed, nice software with latest firmware. Can't go wrong with Crucial 👍👍 would recommend and buy again 😀

Love this one, second time I have bought it for a gaming PC

- Price - Performance - No frills - just works!

I replaced my sshd. With this one in my 2018 Asus FX504, and what a difference!!!! Very happy so far!!!

This 512GB drive runs very smoothly and can store hundreds of Blue-ray blues at about 80-150 mbps. I simply cloned my 120GB Windows 11 to this one and it is seamlss and flawless. It simply beats most other similar products at this price range.


-Easy setup (partitioning and clean) -5 Year Warranty -No RGB -No heatsink -Fast and meets expectations -Micron made