Crucial T710 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
93 Overall Score
vs
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z 1TB SATA III 2.5"
Team Group
54 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Crucial T710 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z 1TB SATA III 2.5"
88 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews
Users are generally very satisfied with this budget SATA SSD, praising its low price, easy installation, and noticeable speed improvement over traditional HDDs. Some reviewers note that while it's not top-tier, it offers good value for the money, with one detailed comparison showing slower mixed read/write performance than premium drives. A few minor quirks mentioned include the lack of a temperature sensor and the need to purchase a SATA data cable separately.
Pros
- low price
- easy installation
- fast boot and load times
- good value for money
- reliable performance
Cons
- no temperature sensor
- slower mixed read/write performance
- SATA data cable not included
- blank drive requires OS installation
Value for money 5
Installation ease 4
Performance speed 6
Reliability 3
Mixed io performance 1
Temperature sensor 1
Scores
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Specifications
| Crucial T710 | Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Micron G9 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Crucial T710 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z 1TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong user sentiment (78th percentile)
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Strong affordability (69th percentile)
- Strong endurance (65th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
Pricing
Crucial T710 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.135score per dollar
vs
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z 1TB SATA III 2.5"0.298score per dollar
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z 1TB SATA III 2.5" offers 2.2x better value for money
Crucial T710 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group T-FORCE VULCAN Z 1TB SATA III 2.5"
Verdict
Winner: Crucial T710
Scores 93 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.
