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Crucial · SSD · PCIe 4.0
Crucial T500 2TB
Works well for: System Drive, Game & File Storage, Heavy Creative Work
Trade-offs: Current price sits $95 above the strong-value threshold (~$255)
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- Interface
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
- Sequential read
- 7200 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 5700 MB/s
- Endurance
- 1200 TBW
- Form factor
- M.2-2280
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Is this a good buy today?
Market confidence: MediumAt $350 the Crucial T500 2TB is priced 19% below its $430 representative market level. Crucial T710 1TB currently does the same job for $220.
Worth putting side by side:Compare with Crucial T710 1TB
Prices & availability
Where to buy the Crucial T500 2TB
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
4 tracked offers · 2 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial T500 2TB | CentralComputer | New | $350 | 64 | 2026-09-27 | View offer → |
| Crucial T500 2TB | Newegg | New | $430 | 55 | 2026-09-27 | View offer → |
| Crucial T500 2TB (Heatsink) | Newegg | New | $500 | 50 | 2026-09-27 | View offer → |
| Crucial T500 2TBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Show the other 1 tracked offers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial T500 2TB | Newegg | Refurbished | $379 | 61 | 2026-09-27 | View offer → |
Where it stands in the field
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#102 of 385 graded solid state drives
- #99 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB 49
- #100 CrucialCrucial T500 4TB 48
- #101 CrucialCrucial T500 4TB 48
- #102 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 48
- #103 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 48
- #104 CrucialCrucial T500 1TB 48
- #105 CrucialCrucial T500 1TB 48
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#65 of 385 currently priced solid state drives
- #62 PatriotPatriot Viper VP4300 Lite 4TB 65
- #63 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5000 2TB 64
- #64 LexarLexar NM790 4TB 64
- #65 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 64
- #66 SamsungSamsung 9100 PRO 1TB 64
- #67 MSIMSI SPATIUM M480 PRO 4TB 64
- #68 CrucialCrucial T700 1TB 63
Performance System Drive
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#102 of 385 graded solid state drives
- #99 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB 49
- #100 CrucialCrucial T500 4TB 48
- #101 CrucialCrucial T500 4TB 48
- #102 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 48
- #103 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 48
- #104 CrucialCrucial T500 1TB 48
- #105 CrucialCrucial T500 1TB 48
Value System Drive
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#85 of 331 currently priced solid state drives
- #82 ADATAADATA LEGEND 960 MAX 1TB 28
- #83 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5100 500GB 28
- #84 Western DigitalWestern Digital WD_Black SN850X 4TB 28
- #85 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 28
- #86 PatriotPatriot Viper VP4300 Lite 4TB 28
- #87 MSIMSI SPATIUM M480 PRO 4TB 28
- #88 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN850X 2TB 28
Performance Game
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#94 of 385 graded solid state drives
- #91 SeagateSeagate FireCuda 530 2TB 25
- #92 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN7100 2TB 25
- #93 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB 25
- #94 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 25
- #95 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 25
- #96 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5100 2TB 25
- #97 CrucialCrucial P310 2TB 25
Value Game
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#74 of 385 currently priced solid state drives
- #71 CrucialCrucial P310 2TB 69
- #72 TeamGroupTeamGroup FORCE G50 2TB 69
- #73 TeamGroupTeamGroup Cardea A440 2TB 69
- #74 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 69
- #75 ADATAADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade 2TB 69
- #76 ADATAADATA XPG SX8100 2TB 69
- #77 SabrentSabrent Rocket Plus 4TB 68
Performance Heavy Creative Work
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#118 of 385 graded solid state drives
- #115 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN7100 500GB 41
- #116 CrucialCrucial T500 4TB 41
- #117 CrucialCrucial T500 4TB 41
- #118 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 41
- #119 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 41
- #120 CrucialCrucial T500 1TB 41
- #121 CrucialCrucial T500 1TB 41
Value Heavy Creative Work
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#87 of 290 currently priced solid state drives
- #84 KingstonKingston Fury Renegade Heat Sink 4TB 23
- #85 SabrentSabrent Rocket Plus 4TB 23
- #86 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN850P 2TB 23
- #87 CrucialCrucial T500 2TB 22
- #88 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN850X 2TB 22
- #89 ADATAADATA Legend 960 1TB 22
- #90 LexarLexar NM790 1TB 22
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value64 | Higher capability Crucial T710 1TB 91 +107% capability · -37% price | Higher Value with current priorities Crucial T705 2TB 100 +101% capability · +0% price |
| System DriveScenario capability | GradeS Value28 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities Crucial T710 1TB S 100 +107% capability · -37% price | |
| Game & File StorageScenario capability | GradeA Value69 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities TeamGroup QX 4TB S 85 +100% capability · -1% price | |
| Heavy Creative WorkScenario capability | GradeA Value22 | Higher capability Western Digital SN8100 2TB S 85 +146% capability · +19% price | Higher Value with current priorities Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO 2TB S 91 +128% capability · +3% price |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
Trade-offs
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded S for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~$255$255 is where Relative Value reaches 80 with Balanced priorities, in the 2026-09-27 offer frame
Consider other options if
- Current price sits $95 above the strong-value threshold (~$255)cheapest tracked $350 against a $255 calculated threshold with Balanced priorities
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded S for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for System Drive specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for System Drive per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelCrucial T710 1TB holds Relative Value 100 against its 28 for System Drive, at $220
- You are buying for System Drive and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: read speed taken from another capacity of the same drive family — not measured for this exact model
Works well if
- Game is your main prioritygraded A for Game on the same rubric as the tier list
- Strong-value threshold: ~$277$277 is where Relative Value reaches 80 for Game, in the 2026-09-27 offer frame
Consider other options if
- Current price sits $73 above the strong-value threshold (~$277)cheapest tracked $350 against a $277 calculated threshold for Game
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelTeamGroup QX 4TB holds Relative Value 85 against its 69 for Game, at $346
Works well if
- Heavy Creative Work is your main prioritygraded A for Heavy Creative Work on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Heavy Creative Work specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Heavy Creative Work per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- You are buying for Heavy Creative Work and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: write speed inferred, not measured for this exact model
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the Crucial T500 2TB
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for System Drive
Chosen for Game
Chosen for Heavy Creative Work
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
Upgrade planner
Judge the change in the active scenario, then make the cash gap explicit.
Using page scenarioWhat are you upgrading from? These are the axes we compare on, and where this product stands in the current market.
Capability differences are expressed as tiers and index points, not as benchmark percentages we did not measure.
Specifications & compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Performance
- Sequential read
- 7200 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 5700 MB/s
- Random read
- 0 IOPS
- Random write
- 0 IOPS
- Controller
- Phison PS5025-E25
Media
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- NAND type
- Micron 232-layer TLC
- DRAM cache
- 2GB LPDDR4
Power / Interface
- Interface
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
- Form factor
- M.2-2280
Physical / Outputs
- Heatsink included
- No
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Endurance & warranty
- Endurance
- 1200 TBW
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Manufacturer part number
- CT2000T500SSD8
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-09-27
What to check in your build
M.2-2280
The slot must take M.2-2280
M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot for full speed
PCIe 4.0 — runs in older slots at their speed
Fits under an M.2 shroud
Bare drive — it fits under a motherboard M.2 shroud
Meets the PS5 expansion requirements
M.2 2280 NVMe, PCIe 4.0, 7200 MB/s read — meets Sony's published requirements; a heatsink is required
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Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
Crucial T500 2TB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #102 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 7200.
Crucial T500 2TB offers S-grade capability for System Drive. It ranks #102 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 7200.
Crucial T500 2TB offers A-grade capability for Game. It ranks #94 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 7200. Western Digital Blue SN5100 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Crucial T500 2TB offers A-grade capability for Heavy Creative Work. It ranks #118 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 7200. Crucial T710 1TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
Why can Amazon appear without a tracked price?
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Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-09-27 · formula ssd-value-v1.5 · facts facts-2026-09-27 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.