New
Crucial T500
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,400 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 1200 TBW
93 Overall Score
Price $499
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong feature (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong speed (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
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.
88/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7400 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 7000 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1180000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1440000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Phison E25 |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1200 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial T500 | Samsung 990 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 | SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1XHM-00CMT0 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,400 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 5050 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial T500 | 93.2 | 95.9 | 93.4 | 78.2 | 78.1 | 83.2 | 62.5 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 92.7 | 97.1 | 98.8 | 92.7 | 0 | 86.3 | 90.7 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 87.2 | 94.4 | 88.5 | 92.7 | 0 | 87.9 | 96.3 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 91.7 | 95.8 | 93.4 | 92.7 | 0 | 95.3 | 90.7 |
| SanDisk Western Digital WDS400T1XHM-00CMT0 Compare | 99.6 | 99.2 | 99.6 | 92.7 | 0 | 81.3 | 39.6 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 96.8 | 97.9 | 97.3 | 78.2 | 0 | 89.2 | 62.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $499
Amazon 1 offer From $499
Price History
New Kit
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
