Crucial T500 1TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 Internal Gaming SSD

Crucial T500 1TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD – overview

The Crucial T500 1TB (CT1000T500SSD8) is a PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 internal SSD built for gaming desktops and performance laptops. It pairs 1TB of capacity with verified sequential speeds of up to 7300MB/s read and 6800MB/s write, so OS boots, game level loads and large file copies feel noticeably snappier than on SATA or older Gen3 drives.

Verified specifications

• Capacity: 1TB
• Interface: PCIe Gen4 NVMe
• Form factor: M.2 (2280-class)
• Sequential read: up to 7300MB/s
• Sequential write: up to 6800MB/s
• GTIN / EAN: 649528939241
• SKU: CT1000T500SSD8
• Use case: gaming and high-performance internal storage

Who it is for

This bare (no-heatsink) version suits builders whose motherboard already includes an M.2 heatsink, or laptops/SFF systems where a thick aftermarket heatsink would not fit. If your board lacks M.2 cooling, the heatsink variant (CT1000T500SSD5) is a safer pick. Confirm a free M.2 slot wired for PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe before ordering – the drive works in PCIe 3.0 slots but will be bandwidth-limited.

Where it is less ideal

For pure bulk cold storage, higher-capacity SATA SSDs or external drives typically offer better cost-per-terabyte. The T500 is built around speed, not lowest price per gigabyte.