This isnt the best SSD out there, but its far from the worst.
Instead, this is taking aim at the biggest guns of the Gen 4 M.2 arena.
Go for the PS5 no-faff option, and youll need to spend $89.99 / 89.99 on average.
I tested the 2TB heatsink model for this review.
All Crucial SSDs look identical these days, but the T500 looks almost exactly like the P5 Plus.
Each purchase of this drive comes with a five-year limited warranty, which is a nice touch.
Slotting this drive into one of our testing PCs brought about some intriguing results.
Three CrystalDiskMark benchmarking tests produced an average sequential read speed of 7,102MB/s and a sequential write of 6,860MB/s.
In fairness, the T500 surpassed theNextorage NEM-PA Series, which failed to get over the 7,000MB/s read mark.
The biggest issue I found while testing this drive, however, was its temperature control.
Inside the PS5, I found similarly mixed results.
The consoles formatting benchmark test came back to me with a sequential read speed of only 5,571MB/s.
Luckily, general use tests found it was still capable inSonys console.
As youll likely agree, these are respectable loading times, especially inside the PS5.
That drive managed to boot up GTA Online in 48 seconds, and the Outer Wilds in 5.5.
In fairness, will you really notice those extra few seconds?
Should you buy the Crucial T500?
Overall, the Crucial T500 is a solid mid-ranger in the current Gen 4 SSD market.
In some ways, it feels like the brand shooting itself in the foot, though.
A free game along with this drive would certainly ease my sadness about the Crucial P5 Plus being discontinued.
I then took an average of all the times before presenting the results in this review.
For more onhow we test SSDs, check out the fullGamesRadar+ Hardware Policy.
