Crucial 1 TB T500 PRO GEN 4 UPTO 7300 MB/s NVMe M.2-CT1000T500SSD8
The Crucial T500 1 TB (CT1000T500SSD8) is a high‑performance NVMe solid‑state drive using PCIe 4.0 ×4 interface in an M.2 2280 form factor. It delivers very fast sequential read/write speeds (≈ 7300/6800 MB/s), high endurance, and solid random I/O performance. It’s aimed at users needing fast boot times, large game loads, content creation, or any workload benefiting from high storage throughput and responsiveness.
1 | Interface / Form Factor | NVMe (PCIe Gen4 ×4), M.2 2280. |
2 | Capacity | 1 TB (≈ 1000 gigabytes usable) |
3 | Sequential Read Speed |
4 | Sequential Write Speed | Up to ~ 6800 MB/s |
5 | Random I/O Performance | Random read IOPS up to ~ 1,150,000, random write IOPS up to ~ 1,440,000 (at high queue depths) |
6 | Endurance (TBW) | 600 TBW (Total Bytes Written) for the 1 TB variant |
7 | Warranty | 5‑year limited warranty or until the TBW limit is reached, whichever comes first |
8 | NAND Type | TLC (Triple‑Level Cell) NAND flash; Micron’s 232‑layer 3D TLC NAND. |
9 | Controller & Cache Buffer | Phison PS5025‑E26 (E26) controller; includes 1 GB LPDDR4 DRAM cache buffer. |
10 | MTBF / Reliability | MTBF ~ 1.5 million hours. |
11 | Power Efficiency | Designed to give good performance to power ratio; less power draw compared to older Gen4 drives. |
12 | Backward Compatibility | Works in PCIe Gen3 / Gen4 slots, though at reduced speeds if in Gen3. |
13 | Use Case / Ideal For | Great for gaming, fast boot drives, large file transfers, content creation, and workloads that demand fast sequential and random access. |
14 | Limitations / Considerations | Writes beyond SLC / cache can lead to throttling; sustained large writes may drop performance significantly. Also heats up under load; may require good airflow or heatsink in some systems. |
15 | Physical / Other Specs | • Size: M.2‑2280 standard |
