Lenovo ThinkStation P310

Value for money ; Mature design

Cable management could be tidier ; 250W PSU looks a little lightweight

The P310 throws the gauntlet at the rest of the competition in the sub-£1,000 desktop workstation PC market. A genuine gem against which others will be measured.

Good all-around performance ; Power-efficient

Poor sustained performance (QLC) ; High MSRP and street pricing

The Crucial P310 keeps the good all-around performance and power efficiency of its shorter 2230 sibling, making it a good budget drive for laptops especially.

2TB in M.2 2230 ; Strong all-around performance ; Power-efficient

QLC limitations

The Crucial P310 is an excellent M.2 2230 SSD, wedding a powerful DRAM-less controller with the newest QLC for surprisingly strong performance and good power efficiency.

PCI Express 4.0 speeds ; Consistently solid benchmark results ; Above-par PCMark 10 Overall benchmark results ; Available in both 80mm and 30mm sizes

Low durability (TBW) rating ; Capacity maxes out at 2TB ; List price on the high side for what it offers

The Crucial P310 PCI Express 4.0 internal SSD offers adequate gaming and slightly better general-storage performance, though it isn't a particularly good value.

Fastest 2230 SSD we’ve tested ; Available with up to 2TB of capacity

Low TBW endurance rating

The Crucial P310 is the fastest 2230 NVMe SSD we’ve tested, and by a rather large margin. It’s not dirt cheap, but it’s number one in our charts — with a bullet.

Good all-around performance ; Power-efficient

Poor sustained performance (QLC) ; High MSRP and street pricing

The Crucial P310 keeps the good all-around performance and power efficiency of its shorter 2230 sibling, making it a good budget drive for laptops especially.