That ‘only’ promises up to 10000MB/s reads and 9500MB/s writes yeesh, what a slowpoke.

Compatibility is also a much trickier issue than with PCIe 4.0 and 3.0 drives.

Using an older CPU, or lower-specced motherboard chipset?

The Crucial T700 SSD with its large heatsink attached.

Then any PCIe 5.0 SSD you install will, at best, run at 4.0 speeds.

At least the reward for all that handiwork is, in certain conditions, some truly next-generation performance.

Unfortunately, most actual read/write tasks your SSD performs are not dealing with neat, sequentially stored data.

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Thats a big step up from the 990 Pro and Black SN850x, which scored 10566 and 10397 respectively.

The price, mind, will need to be right.

The Crucial T700 SSD, without its heatsink, leaning against a gaming mouse.

A Crucial T700 SSD installed in an Asus ROG Hyper M.2 adapter.

A bar chart showing how the Crucial T700 SSD compares to other SSDs in benchmarks.

A bar chart showing how the Crucial T700 SSD compares to other SSDs in benchmarks.

A side view of the Crucial T700 SSD, without its official heatsink.

The Crucial T700, with its heatsink, learning against a gaming keyboard.