2TB Crucial T500 M.2 PCle 4.0 SSD

The best budget 4.0 drive?

- ZAK STOREY

THIS MIGHT JUST BE the best-value M.2 PCle 4.0 SSD we've found-one that not only delivers big on the storage per $ front, but doesn't sacrifice performance while it does it. Yep, we're talking about the Crucial T500. We might not have been quite as impressed with the T700 Pro, but the T500 hits all the right marks.

At its heart, it's a super-speedy PCle 4.0 drive, with sequentials listed at 7,400 and 7,000 MB/s and random read/write IOPS at 1,180K/1,440K respectively. You can pick one up in two variants, either with or without a heatsink, and it features an impeccable 1200 TBW endurance rating and a five-year warranty.