
Crucial has finally launched the 4TB variant of its successful T500 PCIe Gen4 SSD. Available with or without a heatsink, the T500 is a brilliant choice for desktops, laptops, or PS5, and is already Tom's Hardware's top pick for a laptop SSD in its 1TB/2TB variants.
First released in 2023, the Crucial T500 is among the best PCIe Gen 4 drives. While some among us are firmly in the PCIe Gen 5 era, many people are still staying in the Gen 4 camp, whether it's for the DRAM cache, the reduced cooling costs (Gen 5 SSDs still run much hotter than Gen 4 on average), or simply because of the PS5 and many laptops still top out at Gen 4 speeds. PCIe Gen 4 drives are still a very active market, and the T500 beats the whole pack in our testing.