Crucial T710 Gen5 NVMe SSD ZDNET's key takeaways Crazy fast drive, with reads and writes up to 14,900 and 13,800MB/s, respectively
It does get warm in use, so you might need to fixe PC airflow or use a cooler
You need the right system to take advantage of the Gen5 performance that this drive has to offer $399 at Amazon
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Storage has always been a bottleneck in terms of performance, and it's a demand-driven thing. As storage gets faster, so do the pressures put on it. This is why 5th-generation NVMe SSDs are such a game-changer for serious gamers who need all the speed they can get and pro-grade content creators, especially those who handle 100GB-plus files.
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These drives offer twice the performance of the previous-generation hardware, and they've now been around for a bit, so prices have come down.
A good example of this is the Crucial T710. This drive is a beast -- as long as you have a system that can handle it.
The first thing anyone considering an upgrade to a Gen5 NVMe SSD needs to consider is whether their system can handle the drive. While it is backward-compatible with older Gen4 and Gen3 systems, you won't get the performance.
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