Specifications and Features
Crucial T700 Key features:
- Sequential reads/writes up to 12,400/11,800MB/s
- Nearly 2x faster than our Gen4 SSD
- More than 22x faster than SATA
- Capacities of 1, 2 and 4TB for more games and UHD/8K+ videos
- Compatible with Intel® 13th Gen & AMD Ryzen™ 7000 series CPUs
- Backward compatibility in Gen3 and Gen4 systems
- Built with Micron® 232-layer TLC NAND
- Premium heatsink for maximum heat dissipation without noisy fans or liquid cooling blocks (non-heatsink option available)
- Reduce game texture load times with Microsoft® DirectStorage
- Hardware encryption for storage security with TCG Opal 2.01
Crucial T700 General Specifications:
| General tech specs | |
|---|---|
| SSD series | T700 |
| Interface | PCIe Gen 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 |
| Capacity | 2TB |
| Form factor | M.2 (2280) |
| SSD Endurance (TBW) | 1200TB |
The 2TB version of T700 has a declared maximum bandwidth of up to 12400MB/s read and up to 11800MB/s write. As long as you won’t see that on benchmark screenshots on the next pages of this review, we could reach 12695MB/s read and 12063MB/s write. The bandwidth was reported in the hwinfo64 software.
| Speed & timing | |
|---|---|
| Sequential Read | 12,400 MB/s |
| Sequential Write | 11,800 MB/s |
| Warranty & returns | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 5-year limited warranty |
The T700 uses a Micron 232-layer TLC NAND and Phison E26 controller. This is right now the fastest combo on the market. The most impressive is probably 1500000 IOPS, so around 20-30% more than the top PCIe 4.0 SSD. On the other hand, home users won’t see that difference as it’s more significant in business and server usage.
The SSD arrived with a 0 hours counter and a perfect condition. CrystalDiskInfo shows that the SSD is brand new without SMART errors or used cells.
The idle temperature is around 40-45°C which is acceptable. Worse look results under extended higher load as then we can expect over 75°C and even thermal throttling. I highly recommend a good airflow in the PC case. Better would be a larger heatsink like those used on high-end motherboards, but the tested T700 version comes with already installed heatsink, so we test it together as we can’t expect end-users to change cooling. The same high temperatures are on every PCIe 5.0 SSD, so if we want top performance, then we have no other choice.
On the next page, we will look at the SSD itself and the package contents.
