Crucial 0.5TB M.2 NVMe SSD - Live Prices

2 drives tracked. From $208.96/TB. Updated every 4 hours.

Buy or Skip?

✓ Buy if: you want 20% below-average pricing on 0.5TB Crucial drives. New with manufacturer-year warranty.

✗ Skip if: you need higher workload rating than 550TB/year.

Buy on Amazon → $104.48

Best $/TB

$208.96

Drives

Interface

NVMe-PCIe4

At $208.96/TB, Crucial 0.5TB NVMe drives are $65.70/TB cheaper than the 0.5TB NVMe category average of $274.66/TB — strong value at this capacity.

Crucial 0.5TB NVMe - should you buy?

Crucial 0.5TB NVMe SSD available from $208.96/TB.

$/TB ▲	Brand / Model	Cap	Interface	Tech	Cache	Sector	Wty	Price	Cond.	90D	Buy
👑$208.96 👑 Best	Crucial P310 500GB SSD Crucial P310 500GB SSD, PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2280, Up to 6,600MB/s, for Laptop, Desktop (PC), & Handheld Gaming Consoles, Includes Acronis Data Recovery Software, Solid State Drive - CT500P310SSD801	512GB	NVMe-PCIe4	—	—	—	—	$104.48	new		Buy →Details	▼
$315.02 ↑ High	Crucial SSD 500GB M.2 Crucial SSD 500GB M.2 (2280) P310 NVMe PCIe Gen4 Internal	512GB	NVMe-PCIe4	—	—	—	—	$157.51	new		Buy →Details	▼

Drive Specifications

Crucial P310 500GB SSD

Crucial P310 500GB SSD, PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2280, Up to 6,600MB/s, for Laptop, Desktop (PC), & Handheld Gaming Consoles, Includes Acronis Data Recovery Software, Solid State Drive - CT500P310SSD801

$208.96/TB

$104.48 total

Capacity

0.5TB

Interface

NVMe-PCIe4

Form Factor

M.2 2280

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Crucial SSD 500GB M.2

Crucial SSD 500GB M.2 (2280) P310 NVMe PCIe Gen4 Internal

$315.02/TB

$157.51 total

Capacity

0.5TB

Interface

NVMe-PCIe4

Form Factor

M.2 2280

Recording

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RPM

N/A

Cache

N/A

Sector Size

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Workload

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Warranty

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Other Crucial NVMe capacities

0.5TB 1TB 2TB 4TB

Other brands at 0.5TB NVMe

Acer Crucial Kingston Kioxia Micron Patriot SK Hynix SK hynix Samsung Transcend WD

Frequently Asked Questions

The Crucial 0.5TB NVMe SSD is designed for enterprise mixed workloads including virtualization, databases, and analytics. Check DWPD rating: 1 DWPD suits read-intensive; 3 DWPD handles write-heavy OLTP.

Crucial 0.5TB NVMe drives use U.2 or U.3 connectors. Compatible with Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant Gen10+, Supermicro, and any server with NVMe U.2 backplane. U.2 to PCIe adapters ($15-50) work for desktop servers.

TLC (Samsung PM9A3, Micron 7450) offers higher write endurance for mixed workloads. QLC (Solidigm D5-P5336) is cheaper per TB, ideal for read-heavy AI data lakes and CDN. Match NAND type to your write volume.

Use Case Scenarios

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OLTP Database Primary Storage

PostgreSQL, MySQL or Oracle requiring low latency and high IOPS.

✓ Excellent fit

NVMe delivers sub-200μs latency vs 5ms for HDD — a 25x improvement that directly reduces query response times. At 1 DWPD verify your daily write volume stays within endurance limits.

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AI/ML Training & Inference

GPU server loading training datasets or serving inference at high throughput.

✓ Excellent fit

NVMe at 6,900MB/s eliminates storage bottlenecks when loading datasets to GPU memory. Consider multiple drives for larger datasets.

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Bulk Cold Data Archive

Storing large volumes of infrequently accessed data.

✗ Not ideal

At ~$209/TB, NVMe costs 10x more than enterprise HDD for cold data. Unless you need fast retrieval, HDDs or LTO tape are far more cost-effective.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Maintenance Checklist

On installUpdate drive firmware

Check manufacturer website for latest firmware. Enterprise SSDs receive updates that fix performance and reliability issues.

On installEnable power loss protection verification

Enterprise NVMe drives have onboard capacitors for power loss protection. Verify in drive logs after first power cycle.

MonthlyCheck SMART/NVMe health attributes

Run nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0 (Linux). Monitor: Media_Errors, Available_Spare, Percentage_Used.

MonthlyMonitor write endurance consumption

Track Percentage_Used SMART attribute. At 80%+ consider planning replacement. At 0.5TB and 1 DWPD you have 934,400GB lifetime writes.

QuarterlyReview error logs in server BMC

Check iDRAC, iLO or IPMI logs for NVMe errors, PCIe link speed downgrades, or unexpected resets.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: PCIe slot not initialized, missing NVMe driver, BIOS not updated, or U.2 cable issue.

Fix: Check BIOS for NVMe in PCIe enumeration. Update server firmware. Reseat U.2 cable. Verify PCIe bifurcation if using adapter. Test in another slot.