80
Jon L. Jacobi
PCWorld
“The P5 Plus is a very good NVMe SSD, but it’s not the bargain that its predecessor was.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Excellent everyday performance
- Great bang for the buck
- PCIe 4 support
- Competitive pricing
- Strong sequential speeds
- Hardware encryption
Points of Contention
- Slows down on very long writes
- Lower efficiency under sustained load
- Barely runs above the minimum recommended specs
- Not the cheapest Gen 4 PS5 SSD
Professional Reviews
3 reviews from 3 critics80
Sean Webster
Tom's Hardware
“Still, with overall solid performance, ultra‑competitive pricing, and a solid feature set, the P5 Plus is a great value for those in search of a new PCIe Gen4 SSD.”
60
Aleksha McLoughlin
TechRadar
“The Crucial P5 Plus barely surfaces above the minimum recommended speeds for the PS5 and offers average performance in the process which holds it back from a truly viable option for your console.”
