Crucial P5 Plus NVMe SSD - Windows 11 - Driver?

ut131313 · Nov 18, 2022

Hi.
I have this 1TB SSD: PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD | Crucial P5 Plus
Q: Should I install the Crucial SSD driver even though I won't use its additional features? Is it faster or somehow better than the standard Microsoft SSD controller?
This is NVMe SSD driver for Windows OS: P5 Plus SSD Support
Can it be used without data loss? Thanks!

hsehestedt · Nov 18, 2022

On the very page that you linked to it states:

"Installation of this optional driver is primarily useful for troubleshooting SSD performance, or for certain Storage Executive functions."

Bottom line is that this is totally optional.

ut131313 · Nov 19, 2022

hsehestedt said:
On the very page that you linked to it states:

"Installation of this optional driver is primarily useful for troubleshooting SSD performance, or for certain Storage Executive functions."

Bottom line is that this is totally optional.

Yes I know that. But I'm interested in the difference in performance. And unfortunately I couldn't find anything about that. So if someone has tested and compared, which is better?

Otherwise, I have Storage Executive installed, and those special functions did not appeal to me. Nor MOMENTUM CACHE (up to 4GB in RAM).

But thanks for the reply. Dan

cereberus · Nov 19, 2022

ut131313 said:
Yes I know that. But I'm interested in the difference in performance. And unfortunately I couldn't find anything about that. So if someone has tested and compared, which is better?

Otherwise, I have Storage Executive installed, and those special functions did not appeal to me. Nor MOMENTUM CACHE (up to 4GB in RAM).

But thanks for the reply. Dan

Well, you could make an image backup, testing both combinations and check performance (and tell us).

NVMEs are that fast, I doubt you will notice any significant
performance impact. I suppose if you only has 4 GB Ram and were pagefiling a lot, you might see a significant difference but adding more RAM would have a mich greater impact.

ut131313 · Nov 19, 2022

cereberus said:
Well, you could make an image backup, testing both combinations and check performance (and tell us).

NVMEs are that fast, I doubt you will notice any significant
performance impact. I suppose if you only has 4 GB Ram and were pagefiling a lot, you might see a significant difference but adding more RAM would have a mich greater impact.

I don't understand much about the testing. That's why I'm asking if anyone has already compared.

Exactly, if it even matters? But why would Micron provide a downloadable driver?

Otherwise, I have 32 GB of RAM, see my pc.

Edit: Additional info: Crucial Storage Executive Tool | Firmware Download and Storage Executive - Frequently Asked Questions

flyer · Nov 19, 2022

Bought 2 of them the performance boost was not worth the effort also they run hot not worth the money took them both out and put my 2.5 ssd back in

ut131313 · Nov 19, 2022

flyer said:
Bought 2 of them the performance boost was not worth the effort also they run hot not worth the money took them both out and put my 2.5 ssd back in

I removed the sticker and put cooler from the motherboard. And my temperature is 39 °C.

cereberus · Nov 19, 2022

ut131313 said:
I don't understand much about the testing. That's why I'm asking if anyone has already compared.

Exactly, if it even matters? But why would Micron provide a downloadable driver?

Otherwise, I have 32 GB of RAM, see my pc.

Edit: Additional info: Crucial Storage Executive Tool | Firmware Download and Storage Executive - Frequently Asked Questions

Whats to understand?

Install passmark - run it, save results.

Change driver, run it again,,compare results.

I recommend making an image backup first. If you do not know how to do this, then now is time to learn. This is an essential skill.

Re MS providing a driver - they supply lots of generic ones so a user can use pc even if they have not got vendor specific drivers. Whether they are as good as vendor drivers can only truly be ascertained by testing.

ut131313 · Nov 19, 2022

cereberus said:
Whats to understand?

Install passmark - run it, save results.

Change driver, run it again,,compare results.

I recommend making an image backup first. If you do not know how to do this, then now is time to learn. This is an essential skill.

Re MS providing a driver - they supply lots of generic ones so a user can use pc even if they have not got vendor specific drivers. Whether they are as good as vendor drivers can only truly be ascertained by testing.

OK. But I don't have room for a clone 1TB SSD yet. I have to free up or buy about 1TB HDD.
Here is the SW: Acronis True Image for Crucial

gmcgee78 · Nov 19, 2022

Most of the time vendor drivers are more specific to their device. They are usually a better choice.

flyer · Nov 19, 2022

ut131313 said:
I removed the sticker and put cooler from the motherboard. And my temperature is 39 °C.

Thanks for the info I just removed the stickers from the top and the bottom and reinstalled the m.2 the temp is sitting on 39°C now BTW on my motherboard there is a heat sink on the bottom as well as the top had to edit post temp is 39 not 25

ut131313 · Nov 20, 2022

flyer said:
Thanks for the info I just removed the stickers from the top and the bottom and reinstalled the m.2 the temp is sitting on 39°C now BTW on my motherboard there is a heat sink on the bottom as well as the top had to edit post temp is 39 not 25

So deterioration?

flyer · Nov 20, 2022

ut131313 said:
So deterioration?

Sorry don't understand deterioration of what ?

ut131313 · Nov 20, 2022

flyer said:
Sorry don't understand deterioration of what ?

... post temp is 39 not 25 ? ( Download )

flyer · Nov 20, 2022

ut131313 said:
... post temp is 39 not 25 ? ( Download )

Sorry I made a mistake with my temps not yours my temp is the same as yours

ut131313 · Nov 20, 2022

flyer said:
Sorry I made a mistake with my temps not yours my temp is the same as yours

OK.
Has anyone tried to compare the drivers?

brummyfan · Nov 20, 2022

ut131313 said:
Yes I know that. But I'm interested in the difference in performance. And unfortunately I couldn't find anything about that. So if someone has tested and compared, which is better?

Otherwise, I have Storage Executive installed, and those special functions did not appeal to me. Nor MOMENTUM CACHE (up to 4GB in RAM).

But thanks for the reply. Dan

In my previous experience with Samsung SSDs, I found Microsoft storage driver performed slightly better than Samsung drivers, the difference was very small and unnoticeable, have a look at this link for more tests done by someone else.

Which NVMe Drivers are the best (performance related)?

Introduction: NVMe is the currently latest and best performing data transfer protocol. That is why users, who want to run their system with the highest possible speed, should buy an NVMe SSD (or more than 1 of them combined as RAID0 array) and install the OS onto it. On the other hand all NVMe...

winraid.level1techs.com

ut131313 · Nov 20, 2022

brummyfan said:
In my previous experience with Samsung SSDs, I found Microsoft storage driver performed slightly better than Samsung drivers, the difference was very small and unnoticeable, have a look at this link for more tests done by someone else.

Which NVMe Drivers are the best (performance related)?

Introduction: NVMe is the currently latest and best performing data transfer protocol. That is why users, who want to run their system with the highest possible speed, should buy an NVMe SSD (or more than 1 of them combined as RAID0 array) and install the OS onto it. On the other hand all NVMe...

winraid.level1techs.com