Crucial E100 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
60 Overall Score
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Crucial T710 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
87 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Crucial E100 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Crucial T710 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
78 out of 100 medium confidence 12 reviews
The Crucial T710 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD is generally well-received, with users praising its fast speeds, especially in real-world workloads like data processing and gaming. Many note that it requires a heatsink to manage temperatures. However, one verified buyer reported a drive failure after 7 months and difficulties with Crucial's warranty support, which is a significant concern.
Pros
- Fast Gen5 speeds
- Great for heavy workloads
- Good value for money
- Runs cool with heatsink
- Easy installation
Cons
- Requires heatsink
- Warranty support issues
- Drive failure risk
- Windows formatting issues
Performance 8
Heat management 3
Value for money 2
Warranty support 2
Reliability 1
Installation 2
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Crucial E100 | Crucial T710 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Micron |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Crucial E100 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (74th percentile)
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
Crucial T710 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average affordability (26th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Crucial T710
Scores 87 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.