Introduction
Micron Technology, Inc. is an American company headquartered in Boise, Idaho, founded on October 5th 1978.
The Micron products are marketed and sold under then Crucial and Ballistix brands, these products include: SDRAM type memory, DDR/2/3/4 RAM and NAND & Flash type storage chips.
In 2009, Micron was the first company to announce an SSD equipped with a SATA interface capable of 6 Gbit/s speeds. At the present time, Micron is involved in the manufacture and sale of memory chips for countless brands and product types.
Official product link:
https://www.crucial.com/ssd/p2/ct500p2ssd8/
Packaging and accessories
The P2 500GB is packaged in a small cardboard box. The front side of the packaging is simple in design, with only the model and the type of the SSD printed on the lower right corner.
The back side of the box has a short description of the data transfer software offered by Crucial, alongside an installation guide.
The SSD has decent protection inside the packaging. While the cardboard box is thin, the SSD itself is covered by a clam-shell style cover, which is made from hard clear plastic.
Accessories
The product comes with the following accessories:
– 1x User manual.
Specifications
Series: P2
Model: CT500P2SSD8
Capacity: 500GB
Form Factor: M.2 Type 2280
Interface: NVMe/PCIe Gen3 x4
Controller: Phison E13T (5013-E13)
Flash Chips: Micron 96L 3D TLC
Sequential Read: 2300 MB/s
Sequential Write: 940 MB/s
Max. 4k random file read: 95,000 IOPS
Max. 4k random file write: 215,000 IOPS
SLC Write Cache: 5GB min/ 50GB max
Write Endurance: 100 TB 0.1 DWPD
Life Expectancy (MTTF): 150 TB
Operating Temperature: 0°C to 70°C
Operating Voltage: 3.5W (Max)
Dimensions: 22mm x 80mm
Warranty: 5 years
Features:
– Impressive speeds up to 2300MB/s;
– NVMe PCIe interface;
– 5-Year limited warranty.
