Everything that decides whether the Crucial P310 is the right drive: controller, DRAM, NAND, rated endurance, PS5 and laptop fit, and how it compares with the obvious alternatives. Hardware facts are taken from the reviews and datasheets listed at the bottom; capacities and speeds come from our comparison of 60 drives.
Who it’s for: Budget builds, secondary game drives and handhelds (the 2230 version): fast for bursts and reads, low power, and backed by a five-year warranty. Skip it for: A primary drive that takes heavy writes: QLC endurance is low (440 TBW at 2TB) and reviewers noted possible slowdowns in medium workloads.
| Controller | Phison E27T (4-channel) |
| DRAM cache | No — DRAM-less, uses host memory (HMB) |
| NAND | Micron 232-layer QLC |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe, M.2 2280 (also sold as M.2 2230) |
| Heatsink version | A 2280 version with a heatsink exists; reviewers tested it as a PS5 option. |
| Capacity | Seq. read | Seq. write | Endurance | Warranty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 TB | 7,100 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | — | 5 yr |
| 2 TB | 7,100 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | 440 TBW | 5 yr |
Rated endurance is 110 TBW at 500GB, 440 TBW at 2TB. We could not confirm the rating for the 1TB model from a primary source, so it is left blank. Speeds are the manufacturer’s sequential ratings.
Every Crucial P310 capacity in our comparison, smallest first.
| $/TB | $/GB | Price | Capacity | Interface | Gen | Read | Write | NAND | Warranty | Cond. | Product |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $167.80BEST | $0.168 | $167.80 | 1 TB | M.2 NVMe | Gen 4 | 7,100 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | QLC | 5 yr | New | |
| $154.47 | $0.154 | $308.95 | 2 TB | M.2 NVMe | Gen 4 | 7,100 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s | QLC | 5 yr | New | Crucial P310 2TB· 3rd-partyAmazon ↗ |
Full list of qualifying drives: PS5-compatible SSDs.
Kingston NV3: the other common DRAM-less budget Gen 4 drive.
| Crucial P310 | Kingston NV3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe Gen 4 | PCIe Gen 4 |
| Seq. read | 7,100 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s |
| Seq. write | 6,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s |
| NAND | QLC | QLC |
| DRAM cache | No (HMB) | No (HMB) |
| Warranty | 5 yr | 3 yr |
WD Black SN7100: a DRAM-less TLC step up with far higher endurance.
| Crucial P310 | WD Black SN7100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe Gen 4 | PCIe Gen 4 |
| Seq. read | 7,100 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s |
| Seq. write | 6,000 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s |
| NAND | QLC | TLC |
| DRAM cache | No (HMB) | No (HMB) |
| Warranty | 5 yr | 5 yr |
We show retail prices only while we can refresh them at least every 24 hours. For market context: TrendForce’s 16 Oct 2026 retail sample runs $133–$250 per TB for mainstream 1–2TB drives, and NAND contract prices are forecast +15 to +20% for 4Q26. Check any listing against that range with the price per TB calculator, and see the SSD price chart for the trend.
Hardware facts on this page come from:
Where reviews disagreed (for example on NAND layer counts or a capacity’s endurance rating) we state only what the sources agree on.