A new generation of SSDs has arrived, but will anyone want to answer the door?

Thatcouldbe worth upgrading to, if the T700 itself stayed within reach of most PC owners.

Reader, the price is not right.

Both the standard and heatsink models of the Crucial T700 SSD resting in a hand.

Thats not to question how much faster PCIe 5.0 is favourable conditions.

Another odd downgrade was evident in theShadow of the Tomb Raiderloading time test.

Its not a particularly encouraging sign of PCIe 5.0 sustaining its high speeds outside of certain transfer workloads.

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For so much money, though, the T700 is a long way from feeling like a must-have upgrade.

This review is based on a retail unit provided by Crucial.

A sideways view of the Crucial T700 heatsink model.

A bar graph showing how the Crucial T700 compares to other SSDs in various read/write benchmarks.

A bar graph showing how the Crucial T700 compares to other SSDs in various read/write benchmarks.

The no-heatsink model of the Crucial T700 SSD resting on a table.