Crucial T700
The Phison E26 controller and Micron 232-layer TLC NAND deliver sequential reads up to 12,400 MB/s and writes up to 11,800 MB/s, with 1,500K random IOPS. The bundled aluminum and nickel-plated copper heatsink keeps thermals in check without fans, and the 4TB capacity suits large game libraries. Best for PC builders on Intel 13th Gen or AMD Ryzen 7000 platforms who want top-tier PCIe 5.0 speeds for gaming and 8K video editing.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong speed (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong feature (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 14 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 4000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 12400 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 11800 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1500000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1500000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
| Controller | Phison E26 |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 2400 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial T700 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Seagate FireCuda 530R | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB | 8TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 12,400 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 5050 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial T700 | 96.3 | 97.2 | 88.7 | 92.8 | 28.5 | 83.1 | 82.5 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 98.9 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 98.2 | 0 | 86.2 | 96.4 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 87.9 | 94.8 | 93.7 | 92.8 | 94.6 | 81.2 | 96.4 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.5 | 93.3 | 93.7 | 78.5 | 66.5 | 94 | 96.4 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare | 92.1 | 96.1 | 53.3 | 92.8 | 64.7 | 95.7 | 90.3 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100 Compare | 98.7 | 99 | 88.7 | 98.2 | 0 | 88.1 | 52.2 |
Usage Scores
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