Crucial T700 PCIe Gen5 SSDs Now Avaialble For Pre-Order: Blazing Fast 12.4 GB/s Speeds, 1 TB $179, 2 TB $339, 4 TB $599
Crucial has announced pre-orders for its next-gen T700 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSDs, the first to feature blazing-fast speeds of up to 12.4 TB/s.
Recently, we took a look at our first PCIe Gen5 SSDs which are readily available in retail but at very high prices. The first-gen products that we tested come with up to 10 GB/s transfer speeds as the NAND Flash still needs time to mature but it looks like Phison, in collaboration with Micron, is going to offer the fastest SSDs yet, the Crucial T700 series.
Crucial has now announced that these drives are available for pre-orders with the 1 TB T700 PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSD retailing for $209.99 US, the 2 TB variant retailing for $339.99 US & 4 TB variants retailing for $599.99 US. The SSDs will be available in retail on the 30th of May and you can also get the same drives with heatsink for a slight extra of $30 US. Following are the links to the drives:
The features of the drive are listed below:
As for the specs, the Crucial T700 Gen5 NVMe SSDs will come with the standard NVMe 2.0 PCIe Gen 5 x4 interface in the M.2 2280 form factor. It will feature 1 TB, 2 TB, and up to 4 TB capacities with a rated speed of 12.4 GB/s (Sequential Read) and 11.8 GB/s (Sequential Write). The majority of Gen 5 drives available right now peak out at 10 GB/s Read and 9.5 GB/s Write speeds. Furthermore, these T700 Gen5 SSDs will be available in a Non-heatsink and Heatsink option but will drop the active-fan cooler which means that you don't have to worry about extra noise in your PC when running these.
Crucial goes further into the heatsink design of the T700 Gen5 NVMe SSDs which feature a double-sided PCB with targeted thermal materials, nickel-plated copper bottom plate, an aluminum plate & a sleek design to maximize
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