We are just getting used to PCIe Gen 4 SSDs and now PCIe Gen 5 have been trickling out onto the market. For that Crucial has changed up their usual naming which was all focused around their P lineup with the P5 Plus being their highest-end drive. For the new drive, however, they have changed things up to T700 to indicate the new Gen 5 drive. With the specs highlighting rear speeds of up to 12,400 MB/s and write speeds of 11,800 MB/s we are in for another huge performance increase over what we saw with PCIe Gen 4 and especially Gen 3. So today I’m going to dive in and check out the Crucial T700 Pro with and without its heatsink to see what is behind the curtain and then check out their performance including comparing what the cooling can do for you. So let’s dive in!
Product Name: Crucial T700 PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSD 2TB
Review Sample Provided by: Crucial
Written by: Wes Compton
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Specifications |
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Capacities |
1TB, 2TB, and 4TB |
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Read Speed |
Up to 12,400 MB/s |
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Write Speed |
Up to 11,800 MB/s |
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Interface |
PCIe Gen 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 |
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Controller |
Phison® PS5026-E26 Controller |
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NAND |
Micron 232-layer TLC NAND |
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RAM |
Micron LPDDR4 DRAM, 1GB per 1TB of NAND flash |
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Form Factor |
M.2 (2280) |
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Dimensions |
Heatsink Model 20.5 mm thick 80 mm long 23 mm wide |
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SSD Endurance (TBW) |
1TB 600TB 2TB 1200TB 4TB 2400TB |
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DirectStorage Compatible |
Yes |
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Adaptive thermal protection |
Thermal throttling starts at 81˚C Thermal shutdown at 90˚C |
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Heatsink |
Heatsink and non-Heatsink options |
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Warranty |
5-year limited warranty |
