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Micron 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
The PCIe 5.0 interface delivers up to 14,900 MB/s reads and 13,800 MB/s writes, with 2.3 million random write IOPS, making it one of the fastest Gen5 drives available. Its energy-efficient architecture runs cooler and uses almost 25% less power than previous Crucial Gen5 SSDs, while the included heatsink keeps sustained performance stable. Best for workstation users and hardcore gamers who need maximum throughput for large file transfers, 4K video editing, or DirectStorage-accelerated game loading.
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 5.0
Read Speed 14,900 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 600 TBW
88 Overall Score
Price $254
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong speed (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong random (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong feature (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong endurance (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 14900 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 13800 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 2200000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 2300000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Micron |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 600 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Micron 1TB SSD | Western Digital Black SN850X | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS400T2XHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Seq Read | 14,900 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 600 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micron 1TB SSD | 99.3 | 98.9 | 97.3 | 54.8 | 43.5 | 85.8 | 77.4 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 88.5 | 95.2 | 89 | 92.5 | 94.6 | 88 | 95.2 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 78.8 | 85.8 | 95.2 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 78.8 | 82.8 | 95.2 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 94 | 93.5 | 78.3 | 66.8 | 93.9 | 95.2 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS400T2XHE Compare | 88.5 | 95.2 | 93.5 | 92.5 | 0 | 80.7 | 95.2 |
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