

This is consistent with Cyberpunk 2077 (opens in new tab), at a whopping 64GB, which transitioned between drives in only 27.7 seconds for 2.42GB/sec. Street Fighter V (opens in new tab), with its 54GB file size, made the leap from another leading Gen 4.0 SSD in just 23 seconds for a transfer rate of 2.45GB/sec. Real-world file transfer times give us a clearer indication of how capable the Crucial P3 Plus can be. You won't be scrapping that 7000 MB/s Gen 4.0 cap here, but for gaming and file transfers, you could do far worse.

This is directly in the middle of where we find some other DRAM-less NVMe drives, such as the Patriot Viper VPR400 (opens in new tab) with its InnoGrit IG5220 controller. This is also reflected in our AnvilPro test scores, too, with an overall figure of 18,961.54 taking into account its sequential and random performance on the whole. Speaking of, CrystalDiskMark reported figures of 5009.15 read and write respectively, which actually goes slightly above the rates published. The performance of the Crucial P3 Plus 4B is certainly respectable on PC, with the brand's humble claims of up to 5000 MB/s read and 4200 MB/s write figures being right on the money in my testing. (Image credit: Future / Aleksha McLoughlin) Performance
