Here are the technical data according to the manufacturer …
| Manufacturer | Crucial |
| Article number | CT1000P1SSD8 |
| Capacity | 1000GB (NAND) |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe |
| Cache | 1x 1GB LPDDR3 |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2263EN |
| Flash Type | Micron 64 Layer 3D QLC NAND – Quad-Level-Cell |
| Size | M.2 2280 (80 x 22 x 3.5mm) |
| Weight | approx. 10 grams |
| Speed | Read up to 2000MB/s / write up to 1700MB/s |
| MTBF | 1.5 million hours, 200 TB total bytes written (TBW), which corresponds to approx. 109 GB per day for over 5 years. |
| Miscellaneous | SMART Support – Self-Monitoring and Reporting Technology, TRIM, Adaptive Temperature Protection, Active Garbage Collection. |
Here is a screenshot of the CrystalDiskInfo SSD and HDD information software. As with the previous Micron SSDs, the Crucial SSD is equipped with a temperature sensor that can be correctly queried with Microsoft Windows 10. By the way, temperatures above 40°C are even in idle on M.2 SSDs and temperatures well over 50°C are not uncommon under load, but we’ll go back to the M.2 temperatures on the practical testing page.
Crucial P1 1TB M.2 NVMe Layout, design and features …