Customer Ratings & Reviews

I am amazed at how much smoother my system is operating now that I am using the Crucial P510 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 5 x4 NVMe M.2. This SSD, which is a solid state drive, is already faster than a traditional hard drive that relies on spinning disks. But what sets it apart is its use of flash memory and the PCIe Gen 5 x4 NVMe M. 2 interface. This means it can store and retrieve data much faster than a traditional hard drive, making everything from booting to managing processes significantly faster. Gen 5 takes it even further with apps opening almost instantly, cached webpages are noticeably more stable, and gaming feels more responsive with less tearing. I am not the most computer-savvy person, but I know enough and have the confidence to install upgrades or to install replacements in my system. That said, I was nervous about swapping out the SDD in my system. My build only allows for one generation five PCIe slot on my motherboard. After a quick tutorial on Crucial’s website and a more in-depth review of my manufacturer’s owner's manual with a bit of a yolo mentality, I was able to easily upgrade my SSD to the P510. I was shocked that it was a straightforward and seamless swap. I upgraded the RAM before and had more issues. Crucial also offers an additional download after the fact, a software tool that assists with firmware updates and system optimization. After I got everything set back up, it was very noticeable that I was doing more, quicker, and faster. Multitasking, even with resource hogs like tier one games or software packages, shows internal usage is less strenuous on the system than before. At this price point, if your system can support the Gen 5, I would highly recommend this slight investment. The performance jump is substantial and obvious, making it a worthwhile upgrade for any system.

With technology adapting at a break neck speed hardware is a driving factor. Faster processors supporting AI, more powerful graphics cards, faster and larger memory and high definition monitors with fast refresh. Heck, it wasn’t that long ago we had spinning hard disc drives and those had increasing RPM ratings with 5600 RPM pretty much the standard and then pushed to 7200 RPM for faster read/write speeds. We’ve come a long way! A lot of the new AAA games require or strongly recommend a SSD to reduce buffering of cinematics and for smoother game play. Up until now the Gen4 NVME drives were maxed out around a read of up to 7000 megabytes per second with a write around 5000. The latest Crucial Gen 5 offering is the P510 series and has a blistering read speed of up to 11000MB/S and write speeds of up to 9500. Put one of these in your M.2 NVME Gen 5 compatible laptop or PC and never look back and for just under $130 it’s not much more than a Gen 4 NVME and you get a lot of bang for your buck on your next PC build or upgrade. I got the 1TB drive and installed it in a new small form factor gaming rig with the new B790i with laptop X3D motherboard/CPU, 32GB of DDR-6000 SODIMM memory and a RTX-4060 graphics card and the Crucial drive helps with snappy performance. Now I wish I had gotten the 2TB model… maybe an upgrade soon.

I am old enough to remember getting my first Best Buy Credit Card, to purchase as 200mb (yes MB) hard drive, that was at a $1 a mb. Now here we are with 1TB of LIGHTNING fast storage, for a fraction of that price. Super simple to install into your MB as your primary or secondary storage. I added it as a 2nd drive to my system. Windows instantly recognized it, formatted and ready for usage in just a few clicks. Lighting fast. Using it for video editing storage, as well moving over one of my larger games over to the drive, was amazing. No delay in loads, system is not pausing. and SILENT. Adding this in gives my desktop, performance like my laptop. Massive size, 1TB is still a lot of room. Speed tests showing me top performance in data read and write. Minimal spikes on my task manager, and just fluid usage. This is going to be a very nice addition to my daily usage. Per specs, this Gen 5 will work on older mother boards, but if you have a Gen 5 slot, then use it there to get the most out of it.

Verdict. The Crucial P510 1TB Solid State Drive (SSD) adds high speed and efficient storage at a great price for laptops and desktops. If you have a compatible computer (newer models) and an open M.2 slot, this is the way to go. Before you buy. You must have an NVMe Gen5 compatible device to get the benefits of Gen5 speeds. To check your computer, press the Windows Key and “R” together. Then, type “msinfo32”. From here, take down the information for your BaseBoard manufacturer and model, as well as the processor info, and google to see if it’s compatible with PCle Gen 5. Finally, you need to make sure that you have a free M.2 slot. Installation. I was fortunate that my gaming laptop had a second (and free) M.2 slot. Installation was pretty straightforward; if you have never done this before, watch a video online first. Essentially, open the back of the laptop, load the SSD into the available slot, screw down the SSD, put the laptop back together, and format the new drive. Performance. I hadn’t cared before, but it turns out that my current SSD was a Gen4 SSD so it’s exciting to add Gen5 storage. I do a lot of editing of video content on my laptop, so I will use the Gen5 SSD for all those massive files to capitalize on the faster speeds. Benchmarks clearly show that it’s faster than my Gen4. Not sure I can really feel the difference because the Gen4 wasn’t slow per se. Nevertheless, I know it’s faster and I have an extra 1TB space to store all my video files for editing. I added this drive to a vacant slot, so I didn’t save any power on my laptop since I didn’t replace a less efficient drive, but I now have more space at lower comparable energy requirements. Win-win! Things I love. - Gen5 performance – high speed! - Low heat and more power efficient – great for laptops - 5-year warranty - Nice dashboard; makes updates and management much easier; never had that before - Great price for additional storage with the latest technology Overall, the Crucial P510 1TB SSD is a solid choice: fast speeds, less heat, and more efficient at an affordable price! You can’t go wrong with this one.

I was drawn to this SSD because of the brand name and the reliability that I have come to know from their products. Spoiler alert - this one is no different, however, that reliability comes with a "gotcha" - it's not the best performer out of the lot of Gen 5 SSDs. I'd put it in the middle of the pack for that matter. Not that it's slow - in CrystalDiskMark it averaged 11,100 on read tests and 9,300 on write. So, sure, it's not the winner of the derby, but it's not tail-end-charlie either. Compared to Gen 4 SSDs I'm familiar with, that's a significant jump in speeds, but (again), it's not a "hair-on-fire" speed demon either. I made sure that when I ran the tests that I applied a heatsink as well as thermal paste but did not see a noteable increase due to that. Dependability - that's this drive's wheelhouse, and Crucial has built their reputation on just that , long lasting, durable products that do what they are supposed to - store data, and not fail you when you need them the most! At the end of the day, you data is safe, sound, and ready to be quickly accessed when you want it.

I got my SSD crashed, and I got this one from BestBuy, No issues till now. They helped me choosing the one which can support my laptop configuration. Happy after purchase.