Crucial T700

The Crucial T700 is the fastest PCI Express 5.0 solid-state drive we've tested yet, but you'll probably need to upgrade your motherboard and CPU to take advantage of it.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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Product details

  • BLISTERING SPEEDS: Get sequential reads/writes of up to 12,400/11,800MB/s and random read/writes of up to 1,500K IOPS** for blazing performance
  • ULTIMATE GAMING & CREATIVITY: With Microsoft DirectStorage, elevate gaming with up to 60% faster texture renders8 and reduced load times, render photos or UHD/8K+ videos and run heavy workloads with up to 99% less CPU utilization********
  • COMPATIBLE: Ready for performance with your motherboard heatsink*, the T700 installs easily in your M.2 slot. (T700 must be installed with a heatsink.)
  • INNOVATION: Produced in house with the Micron 232-layer TLC NAND3 for Intel 13th Gen and AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs
  • SPACIOUS: Store more games, UHD/8K+ media, apps, files and more with up to 4TB***** of capacity

PROS

+ Blazingly fast throughput speeds
+ Set new high scores in benchmark tests
+ Available in heatsink and non-heatsink capacities up to 4TB
+ Built-in AES 256-bit encryption with TCG OPAL 2.01 support

CONS

- Likely requires a new CPU and motherboard to run at full speed
- Other, faster Gen 5 SSDs are on the way

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on May 30, 2023
The Crucial T700 is the fastest PCI Express 5.0 solid-state drive we've tested yet, but you'll probably need to upgrade your motherboard and CPU to take advantage of it.
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