Crucial P310 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD CT2000P310SSD8 vs Lexar EQ790 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD

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The Lexar EQ790 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD scores 6.6/10 overall, ahead of the Crucial P310 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD CT2000P310SSD8 at 5.8/10.

The Crucial P310 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD CT2000P310SSD8 leads on performance and software.

The Lexar EQ790 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD leads on endurance, warranty and efficiency and thermals.

The biggest difference is endurance, where the Lexar EQ790 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD scores 8/10 to the Crucial P310 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD CT2000P310SSD8's 3/10.

Crucial P310 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD CT2000P310SSD8

5.8/10verdict: good, not the best

The Crucial P310 2TB is for desktop and laptop builders who want rated speeds of 7,100 MB/s read and 6,000 MB/s write in a single-sided M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 drive. It suits game libraries, OS drives and general storage that is mostly read rather than rewritten. It is a poor fit for write-heavy homelab or workstation duties, because its rated endurance is low.

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Lexar EQ790 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD

6.6/10verdict: good, not the best

The Lexar EQ790 is a PCIe Gen4x4 M.2 2280 drive for buyers who want a long warranty and high endurance ratings at the 2TB size. It suits desktop builds and homelab machines where airflow is decent or a heatsink is fitted. It is less suited to anyone who needs steady writes over very large transfers or a laptop with tight cooling.

Typically about £134.99 in the UK when we researched itCheck price at Amazon UK

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Scores, criterion by criterion

Criterion	Weight	Crucial P310 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD CT2000P310SSD8	Lexar EQ790 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD
Performance	35%	7/10	6/10
Endurance	20%	3/10	8/10
Warranty	15%	8/10	9/10
Efficiency and thermals	15%	4/10	5/10
Software	15%	6/10	5/10
Overall		5.8/10	6.6/10

Specifications

Spec	Crucial P310 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD CT2000P310SSD8	Lexar EQ790 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 2.0	PCIe Gen4x4
Sequential read	7,100 MB/s	Up to 7000 MB/s (1TB)
Sequential write	6,000 MB/s	Up to 6000 MB/s (1TB, base page; the heatsink page and a press report give 5000 MB/s)
Endurance (2TB)	440 TBW	600 TBW (1TB); 1200 TBW (2TB)
Form factor	M.2 2280, single-sided	M.2 2280, 80 x 22 x 2.45 mm (base model)
Warranty	5 years, or until the drive's TBW limit is reached, whichever comes first	Five-year limited warranty

Strengths and weaknesses

Crucial P310 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD CT2000P310SSD8

+ Rated 7,100 MB/s read and 6,000 MB/s write
+ Up to 1.2M random write IOPS at 2TB
+ Five-year warranty and bundled Storage Executive and Acronis software
− Only 440 TBW, about 0.12 drive writes per day
− DRAM-less QLC; owners report sustained-write slowdowns on other variants
− No published power figures or listed heatsink option

Skip it if:

Homelabbers running VMs, databases or caching that write heavily every day
Anyone needing consistent sustained write speeds for large transfers or video work
Laptop buyers who want published power-draw figures before choosing a drive

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Lexar EQ790 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD

+ 1,200 TBW endurance rating at 2TB
+ Five-year limited warranty
+ Heatsink version available as a separate SKU
− Base model has no heatsink
− Throttling recorded once cache fills at 224 GB
− Sequential write figure conflicts between sources

Skip it if:

Buyers who move several hundred gigabytes in single transfers and need steady write speed.
Laptop owners with poor cooling who don't want a heatsink or can't fit one.
Anyone who needs published firmware tooling or an update history.

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