GamesRadar+ Verdict
The Crucial T700 Pro is the fastest SSD we have tested to date.
It’s the inevitable future of storage technology, bringing any consumers that buy it now huge futureproofing benefits.
The Crucial T700 Pro points to an inevitable future for gaming.
Now, technology looks to bring about the loading screen’s demise once and for all.
But are we really there yet, and will the loading screen ever disappear completely?
Luckily, Crucial does offer a 5-year warranty for that amount.
Unfortunately, the list of games that support DirectStorage currently is laughably thin.
The averages of what I found can be seen in the table below.
So what does this all mean when it comes to gaming and general usage, I hear you ask.
Well, you might be thinking it brings lightning-quick, or non-existent loading times.
You may suspect that video editing, file transfers, and other content creation tasks end up feeling snappier.
Are the differences noticeable compared to top-rate Gen 4 drives?
I’ve put some loading times in the table below and compared the T700 Pro with the FireCuda.
Essentially, I’ve loaded up games in 3 separate game launches here.
By a very, very wide margin, it is the fastest SSD we have ever tested.
Should you buy the Crucial T700 Pro?
The Crucial T700 Pro is the fastest drive that no gamer needs.
In short, we might need to put up with loading screens for a wee while longer.
I then installed the T700 Pro, took some speed readings, updated my BIOS, and took more.
For sequential speeds I used CrystalDiskMark - the industry standard SSD benchmarking software.
I chose these games in particular for their varying technical demands.
To test these times I loaded into each scenario during 3 separate launches and took an average.
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