One of the best ‘price to performance’ 4TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSDs, the Crucial P3 Plus, returns to one of its most affordable prices on Amazon, courtesy of Prime Day 2024. Before the sale started, the solid-state drive was available for around $240, but with an incredible discount, the drive is up for grabs for just $209.99. Given how space-intensive games and programs have become, unless you have studied the mastery of storage conservation, we do not recommend getting anything less than a 4TB SSD, but only if there is an exceptional deal available like it is now.
The Crucial P3 Plus is up to 43 percent faster than previous-generation PCIe NVMe Gen 3 drives, thanks to its read speeds of up to 5,000MB/s and write speeds that top out at 4,200MB/s. We understand that these speeds are lower than what the PCIe NVMe Gen 4 protocol supports, but solid-state drives that touch such bandwidth levels are also more expensive. In short, you are getting the best of both worlds; a 4TB SSD that delivers higher performance than PCIe NVMe Gen 3 SSDs, and it will not blow a hole through your wallet.
Crucial rates the P3 Plus with an MTFT (mean time to fail) rating of 1.5 million hours, ensuring tension-free operation, reliability, and higher performance for years to come. The 4TB SSD is also compatible with older-generation PCIe NVMe Gen 3 slots, but you will leave a small amount of performance on the table. Also, in case you are wondering, the P3 Plus is not just able to fit in desktops with an M.2 slot but also laptops and your PS5. While Prime Day 2024 will last for two days, we recommend getting a hold of this drive as quickly as possible before that price creeps up again.