New On sale 5%
Crucial 1TB SSD SATA III
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 540 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 360 TBW
57 Overall Score
Price $180
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong endurance (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong affordability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average speed (26th 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.
Owner sentiment has improved over time
Based on 23 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 540 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 100000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 80000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 360 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial 1TB SSD | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 | Samsung 990 EVO Plus | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO LNM109P002T-RNNNU | Western Digital BLACK SN850X | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 540 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | false | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 360 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 3000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial 1TB SSD | 25.7 | 43.3 | 52.5 | 55.3 | 70.4 | 87.2 | 66 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 97.6 | 55.3 | 94.9 | 77.6 | 34.9 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus Compare | 85.3 | 96.3 | 77.8 | 78.3 | 85.9 | 95.3 | 24.5 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO LNM109P002T-RNNNU Compare | 98.2 | 98.6 | 97.6 | 78.3 | 90.9 | 52.5 | 27.2 |
| Western Digital BLACK SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.8 | 52.5 | 78.3 | 83 | 99.6 | 23 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 80.9 | 94 | 55.3 | 98.5 | 95.3 | 43.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall57.1
- Budget92.1
- Gaming44.3
- Laptop54.7
- Console22
- Portable14
- Workstation50.1
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