Crucial T500 2TB PCIe Gen4 SSD Review

Rating: 8.5.

The latest addition to Crucial's range of NVMe SSDs is the T500. Part of Crucial's Pro range, the T500 combines a Phison controller and 232-layer 3D TLC NAND to create Crucial's fastest Gen 4 drive to date.

At launch the T500 family comprises three capacities, 500GB, 1TB and a flagship 2TB drive, which we are reviewing today. Crucial state there will be a 4TB drive coming in 2024. It is also available in two versions, a plain vanilla one (all three models) and one with an integrated heatsink (1TB and 2TB models only).

The T500 uses a Phison PS5025-E25 controller which looks after Micron's own 232-layer 3D TLC NAND. The 2TB drive is officially rated as up to 7,400MB/s and 7,000MB/s for Sequential read and writes respectively. The 500GB entry drive is rated as up to 7,200MB/s for reads and 5,700MB/s for writes while the 1TB drive gets figures of 7,300MB/s (reads) and 6,800MB/s (writes).

Random read performance is quoted as up to 800,000 IOPS for the 500GB drive, 1,150,000 IOPS for the 1TB drive and 1,180,000 IOPS for the 2TB model. The 2TB drive gets a random write rating of up to 1,440,000 IOPS as does the 1TB model. The 500GB drive gets a figure of up to 1,390,000 IOPS.

Endurance for the 2TB model is listed as 1,200TBW and Crucial backs the drive with a 5-year warranty.

Physical Specifications:

• Usable Capacities: 2TB.
• NAND Components: Micron 232-layer 3D TLC NAND.
• NAND Controller: Phison PS5025-E25.
• Cache: 2GB LPDDR4.
• Interface: PCIe Gen 4 x4.
• Form Factor: M.2, 2280.
• Dimensions: 22 x 80 x 2.3mm.
• Drive Weight: 7g.
• Firmware Version: P8CR002.
  

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