OWC Mercury Electra 6G 250GB vs Crucial P5 250GB SSD Comparison

OWC Mercury Electra 6G 250GB and Crucial P5 250GB are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (250 GB). The main differences are in Interface, NVME, Form Factor and NAND Flash Type.

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OWC Mercury Electra 6G 250GB	Crucial P5 250GB
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $28.79 Out of Stock Free shipping $34.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $36.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $99.88 Out of Stock $99.88 Show 2 more offers	Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $54.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $60.99 Out of Stock + $6.95 Shipping $54.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $104.99 - Buy now Show 2 more offers
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Brand OWC	Brand Crucial
Model OWCS3D7E6G250	Model CT250P5SSD8
Release Date 📅 November 2017	Release Date 📅 July 2020
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★★ (27 reviews) Add a product review
Performance (Charts) n/a	Performance (Charts) 115th / 1746
Effective Value -	Effective Value 70th / 336
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.40	Price/GB $0.22
GB/$1 2.5	GB/$1 4.55
Series Mercury Electra	Series P5
Capacity 250 GB	Capacity 250 GB
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s	Interface PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME No	NVME Yes
Form Factor 2.5"	Form Factor M.2-2280
SSD Controller -	SSD Controller Micron in house design
NAND Flash Type MLC	NAND Flash Type 3D NAND
Max Sequential Read up to 522MB/s	Max Sequential Read Up to 3400 MB/s
Max Sequential Write up to 463MB/s	Max Sequential Write Up to 1400 MB/s
MTBF -	MTBF 1.8 million hours