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Read moreCrucial T700 Gen5 SSD NVMe M.2 SSD
This one's
a game
changer.
The future of fast is yours with the Crucial T700 Gen5 SSD
Ignite extreme
performance
The Crucial T700 Gen5 SSD is nearly 2x faster than our Gen4 SSD4 with blistering read speeds up to 12,400MB/s
Elevate your gaming with DirectStorage
- Render high-resolution textures up to 60% faster
- Get up to 90% less CPU utilization for multitasking with Microsoft® DirectStorage6 and GPU decompression
- Load essential assets in seconds
Stay cool with our premium heatsink
- Aluminum and nickel-plated copper heatsink
- Custom design for higher in-game performance
- 3D render while minimizing throttle9
- Non-heatsink option available1
Buy from the Gen5 ecosystem innovator
- Innovator of 232-layer TLC NAND3
- 45-year reputation for industry innovation and leadership
- Top quality, reliability, testing and OEM qualification
Revolutionary speed meets compatibility
- High-speed compatibility with PCIe 5.0 motherboards
- Designed for Intel® 13th Gen & AMD Ryzen™ 7000 series CPUs
- Backward compatible with PCIe 3.0 and 4.0 systems
- Non-heatsink versions of the Crucial T700 must be installed with a motherboard or alternate heatsink to achieve optimal performance.
- Typical I/O performance as measured using CrystalDiskMark® with a queue depth of 512 and write cache enabled. Windows 11 Core isolation disabled for performance measurement. Fresh out-of-box (FOB) state is assumed. For performance measurement purposes, the SSD may be restored to FOB state using the secure erase command. System variations will affect measured results.
- See Micron.com/products/nand-flash for more information.
- Compared to Crucial P5 Plus Gen4 NVMe SSD listed speed of 6,600MB/s. Actual speed may vary.
- Some storage capacity is used for formatting and other purposes and is not available for data storage. 1GB equals 1 billion bytes.
- Compared to Gen5 SSD performance without DirectStorage, based on internal test results with supported GPU that uses GPU decompression.
- Compared to Crucial MX500 SATA SSD listed speed of 560MB/s. Actual speed may vary.
- Under typical conditions for airflow and ambient temperature, our pre-installed premium heatsink allows the T700 Gen5 SSD to run at max workload without the need to thermal throttle. Please ensure your drive has proper airflow for maximum performance.
- Based on internal gaming performance results measured with 3DMark® Storage Benchmark SSD performance test for gamers. Actual results may vary.
- Compared to SSD temperatures without a cooling apparatus, based on internal testing. The Crucial T700 SSD must be installed with a heatsink for optimal performance.