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Smart Wizard
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Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
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Crucial

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB | Availability | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newegg | $239.99 | $0.240 | In Stock | $239.99 | Buy |
MemoryC | $161.10 | $0.161 | Out of Stock | $161.10 |
About This Product
The Crucial T500 with heatsink is a 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD offering sequential read speeds of 5733 MB/s and write speeds of 6238 MB/s. Its random read IOPS of 1247k and write IOPS of 1443k place it as a mid-to-high-range Gen4 drive. This drive is suitable for users seeking a performance upgrade over Gen3 SSDs, particularly for gaming and general productivity, and includes a heatsink for sustained performance under load.
Verdict
βA solid Gen4 SSD for gamers and power users needing reliable performance with a heatsink.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
5,733 MB/s
Sequential Write
6,238 MB/s
4K Random Read
1K IOPS
4K Random Write
1K IOPS
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
300 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.16 DWPD
calculated from TBW
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
Yes
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