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articleSummary: Confirms the T500's PS5 compatibility and ease of installation, noting comparable performance to the internal drive.
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snippets: Indian users have expressed satisfaction with the T500's performance and value for money., One user mentioned achieving read speeds exceeding 7,000 MB/s and write speeds around 6,700 MB/s, considering it a worthwhile investment.
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articleSummary: Mentions the Crucial T500 Gen4 NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD with heatsink as a suitable option for PS5 upgrades.
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snippets: The WD_Black SN850X 2TB NVMe SSD offers impressive speeds and easy installation, making it a top choice for serious gamers seeking an upgrade.
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items 3: content: If you own a PS5 and you don’t already have one, you need an extra SSD. It’s no secret that game’s file sizes are ever increasing - Call of Duty can take up several 100 GBs on its own. If you haven’t yet had to delete old game files to make space for new ones, you will soon. And if you’re tired of having to micromanage your hard drive space, then you need extra storage. 1 TB is good, but more is better, and while the costs of the 4 TB SSDs are still pretty steep (often ⅔ the cost of a PS5), the 2 TB Crucial T500 hits a nice balance of price and performance. It’s a no brainer of an upgrade for your PS5.
There are a lot of manufacturers out there, but Crucial is a global brand known for high quality memory products. You know what you’re getting - quality and performance. This particular model is Gen4, and while Gen5 is starting to come out, its speed matches the performance necessary to run inside your PS5. While knowledge of technical details isn’t necessary for the masses, when looking for a SSD for your PS5 you just need to know that you need Gen4 M.2 with speeds greater than 5,500 MB/s. There are a variety of form factors, but the vast majority will work with the PS5. You’ll also need to make sure it has a heatsink. For those that don’t know, that’s because these little SSDs can get pretty hot and they need to dissipate heat. This Crucial T500 checks all the boxes.
Its theoretical speeds get up to 7,400 MB/s read and 7,000 MB/s write speed. While my PS5 didn’t quite get that fast - your PS5 will display the speeds after it’s initially formatted for use - it was more than adequate. Read, it met the minimum requirements. After it’s installed in your PS5, you are then able to download games to it. While your games are stored on two separate drives (the SSD and the internal PS5 hard drive) it’s not something you have to worry about (until one of them runs out of space). And I noticed no difference whether a game was installed on the PS5 internal SSD or the Crucial T500. Honestly, there’s nothing more than you ask for. This drive brings incredible performance, and the price for its size is a terrific deal. I can’t recommend it enough. There might be other cheaper drives, but you won’t get the 5 year warranty and comfort knowing you have a SSD from a known, and quality manufacturer.
One little aside, and this to all those who have not installed a SSD in their PS5. There are plenty of videos on the internet - including from PlayStation - showing you how to do so. For those who are not familiar with computer parts or are nervous about opening up their PS5, I assure you it is a simple process that takes only minutes. Once it’s unplugged, you place it down, lift up the corner of the faceplate and with a little pressure, it will slide off. From there, you simply need a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the SSD cover plate, and to tighten the SSD into the slot (it slides in and then a screw holds the SSD in place. Put the cover plate back on, and then slide the PS5 cover on and voila, you’re done.
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items 4: content: I am using the Crucial T500 with heatsink to upgrade the storage on my PS5. This M2 Gen4 NVMe is also PC compatible, but I didn't test this in a PC. So please read this as a PS5 review.
I will state first that I was a little nervous upgrade my PS5. I'm comfortable with my PC and laptop upgrades, but opening my PS5 was a first for me. There are plenty of YouTube guides to help, so after watching a few I took the plunge.
First the Crucial T500 looks nice, the heatsink looks to be a full body heatsink so I don't think you could remove it - so if you buy this version, make sure you want the heatsink. Crucial also do make a non-heatsink version if that's what you need. This model comes with a "Works with PS5" label and there's not much in the box other than the T500 NVMe and a leaflet that points you to the Crucial website. The box reports that the drive has a 7400MB/s speed and a 5 year warranty. That speed is FAAAASST and a 5 year warranty is more than enough for the lifespan you would get out of your PS5.
After install in my PS5, I was prompted to format the T500. This took a few seconds. When I copied across games from the internal PS5 drive (Spider-Man!) to the T500 it took less than a minute. There's no real way I can independently benchmark performance on my PS5 but I find those speeds impressive - the benefits of being a Gen4 drive!
Overall, I absolutely recommend the Crucial T5000 2TB drive with the integrated heatsink as it makes it 100x better than what I was considering - a drive then buying a heatsink, thermal paste, etc. If you own a PS5 filled with games and DLCs, this is a MUST buy.
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items 5: content: The Crucial T500 is a high speed PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD. This particular model is equipped with a heatsink that fits perfectly in a PS5, and meets the appropriate minimum requirements that Sony mandates. It’s also a great drive in general. I started with it in use on my PC, but then swapped it to my PS5 for the extra space. A generous 2TB of space is just what the gaming doctor ordered.
The T500 is one of Crucial’s first 232 layer TLC drives (manufactured by micron). TLC has better write endurance than some of the cheaper QLC drives, which in this case means your 2TB drive should be able to handle a minimum of 1.2 petabytes of writes (1200 TB). Also, the drive employs 2GB of DRAM cache to help speed up reading/writing. This use of DRAM means it makes a good OS drive. The cache however hides the fairly slow TLC writing. In my tests however, I was not able to hit that, but I have seen theoretical tests that show this. If you're looking for a drive to constantly read and write large 4 or 8K video files, this might not be it.
Inside the box, you’ll find the drive. It’s compact, as any m.2 drive is, but it includes a black heatsink that has decent thermal mass and cooling fins. It’s not the best heatsink design, but it handles the crucial branding well while keeping the drive at reasonable temps. I first installed it on a PCIe expansion slot adapter, as all my primary m.2 slots were filled. Initial testing showed the drive a bit slower than the claims of 7400MB/s. My crystal disk mark hit about 6300 and the PS5, when installed showed just below 6000MB/s. While not as fast as advertised, it’s still really fast, and shows the power of PCIe 4 drives, and comes in well inside what the PS5 needs.
Overall, this is a good DRAM based drive with a decent amount of cache. Could you find faster drives? Yes. Can you find drives that are better for the PS5? Maybe? Can you find a better OS drive for a PC? Maybe? Overall this drive isn’t going to lead any categories, but it's faster than most at a competitive price. The use of DRAM cache makes it very attractive, and the general overall performance seems to be great. Definitely recommended.
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items 6: content: As much as I would like to maintain a physical only library for my PS5, the convenience of pre-loading games and not having to swap out discs is unfortunately too convenient for me.
Which means that given most PS5 titles, especially AAA games, require easily 100 GB or more, my disc drive PS5 ran out of space pretty regularly.
The Crucial T500 with heat sink was designed with the Ps5 in mind, and adds a very welcome 2 GB of extra memory.
Installation: directions included with a QR code to scan for details. If you’ve never opened your PS5 casing, I’d recommend actually watching a quick YouTube video to get a visual description of where and how to apply pressure. It’s not hard, but it can feel like you’re putting too much pressure on in order to get the “pop” of the cover. Once the case cover is removed, you simply move the riser and screw to 80 and slot the memory stick in. Very very easy.
Performance: I didn’t run the memory stick on my PC to get a full diag, but from real world use, I loaded COD MW 3 and I didn’t notice any difference. Crucial specs state the T500 is capable of up to 7,400/7,000MB/s sequential read/write speeds, but again, from use, I didn’t see any slowdown. I also didn’t feel like games loaded up much faster, so it’s probably on par with the stock memory speeds.
Overall a very easy solution to increasing your PS5 memory capacity.
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items 7: content: I have been using the Crucial T500 now in my PS5 for a few weeks, well, my kids have due to myself the day I installed this having a medical emergency, and they told me it ran flawlessly the entire time and notice faster load times then the old W brand we were using. So, now that I am all good, I have took the past 3 days and really utilized my PS5 to the max, running Warzone, GT7, and ACC all off the Crucial T500 SSD.
I can honestly agree with my kids, all 4 of them, the Crucial loads much faster than the old SSD, GT7 was almost instant screen for once, it blew me away. I have had zero issues with the transfer of data back and forth as well from the OE internal SSD and the Crucial T500. No data loses or gaming issues have yet to arise, it just works flawlessly. I do not know what else to say but that, it works exactly how Crucial sells them for, fast and effective PS5 storage space.
Install was a breeze as usual, if you are afraid, watch a YouTube how to and do it, takes no more than 10 minutes taking your time to add in massive amounts of space for more games! You need this if you are buying these big games today, Until Sony and their competitors man up and give us the needed 10tb of space right out of the box, we will just have to support companies like Crucial so we can have what it should already.
Do not be afraid to buy the T500 SSD, it works and works perfect.
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items 8: content: There's not much more to want here. This drive installs effortlessly into a PS5 and gives you plenty of storage for at least one Call of Duty update. It's one of the fastest advertised drives out there so you really shouldn't have any issues feeling like this is a built in drive.
Installation is painless. Honestly, figuring out how to hold the top panel you have to remove in order to get it to slide off is the most complicated part. After that, you just insert it into the slot and screw it in and close 'er back up. Setup on the PS5 side is just as painless as the PS5 will notice you've installed a new drive and ask what to do with it right away. Then you can just select the new drive as your default install drive and you're off to the races to install whatever you want.
There's not much more to say about usage. I didn't notice any sort of slowdown when using this drive. Feels just like the internal PS5 drive. The only pain point (to me) is a software thing on Sony's side where you can't select what drive you want to install to each time you install something. This is definitely no fault of Crucial and the drive works great.
If you're looking to more than triple your PS5's storage capacity, you can't go very wrong with this one. It's easy to install. One of the quickest drives you can get (I haven't tested it in a PC but I'm sure it would do wonders in there as well). Not much downside here. If it's in your budget, get it.
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items 9: content: I’m very happy to have sprung for this drive. Previously, I had added a 500GB M.2 drive to my PS5, but with the size of games these days (and the fact that all games get transferred to storage) I had filled up that drive a lot more quickly than I thought I would.
This drive solved that for me. 2TB seems to be a sweet spot of added storage on PS5, IMO. It’s both fairly affordable and provides enough storage to have plenty of games on hand and ready to play.
Crucial’s drive was very easy to install. Simply slide off the bottom (side) panel of your PS5 and you’ll have direct access to the M.2 slot. Since digital games can be downloaded again and save files are stored on the primary console storage, swapping this drive with the one I had was very simple. I transferred some games to the new drive from console storage and downloaded the rest. - That was it!
The new drive is speedy and games run smoothly, as you’d expect. Like my prior drive, games stored on M.2 storage load faster than internal storage, with mine reported with a read speed of 6272 MB/s after initial formatting on the console - that’s slightly slower than my last drive, but not by much. I’ve had several other Crucial products in the past and think of them as a reliable brand, so I also have more piece of mind in choosing their products. I couldn’t ask for more!
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items 10: content: I had already been using a WD Black 1 TB SSD as my expansion storage, so first I had to clean that out before I could swap this into its place. I used another SSD I had and moved things from the old WD drive, then when that was finished, put this drive in and copied things back.
The first thing I noticed when opening the packaging for this one - the whole unit feels a bit more solid than the WD Black did, even with the WD's built in heat sink. This sink seems a bit heavier.
Swapping the drive out was not a problem - this slid right into place, got it screwed down, and then powered the PS5 back up. It immediately saw this drive and told me that I could either format it or power of the PS5. I formatted it. Went quickly, just a couple seconds, and it was there. Got in and copied everything off the temp SSD back to this again. I then copied a few more things off of the console storage just to make it less than half full so things were balanced out.
Playing games off of it, I see absolutely no negative impact. Games still load ridiculously fast, the instant resume is fine. I love having yet another terabyte of free space over the WD Black I had in there.
Since Sony made it so easy to upgrade, and this is such a great price for what you get, definitely something I'd recommend to any gamer with a PS5.
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items 11: content: I gave my PS4 to my son when I was able to finally get my hands on a PS5. What I didn't think about was that some of the new releases were only going to be released on the PS5. I had to delete 2-3 games when my son was given Spider-man 2 for the PS5. I was frustrated but it was the right thing to do, and I could always replay the games but once I was given the opportunity to try out the T500 from Crucial I was pretty excited.
I was a little nervous about taking apart my PS5. I removed the vertical stand...not sure that I actually needed to do that now that I think about it. I pulled up a YouTube video to get instruction and taking the front cover off and the installation was very easy. You just have to shift the cover down and up. Once the cover is removed, you have to remove the memory slot cover with a phillips-head screwdriver. Once the cover is off, you'll need to remove the stability screw as well. That will be re-inserted to hold the SSD in place. Insert the SSD drive, install the stability screw, and place the memory slot cover back on as well. Put the PS5 cover on and you are good to plug everything back in. Once the PS5 is back on, you will have to format the drive...just follow the prompts. It's actually very easy.
I currently don't have the ability to test the speed as other uses have, but here is what I can tell you. I play in my basement on a wireless net work. I moved all of my other games to the Crucial SSD except for my Call Of Duty game. I have played every game I have a least once or twice after moving them all to the new SSD. I have had no issue in performance, glitching, or slow down. I do not feel any extra heat coming from the system.
I highly recommend this for anyone looking to expand their gaming inventory and not wanting to break the bank. Performance is excellent and the installation was pretty simple.
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items 12: content: Obtained this for use with a PS5. Installation was simple and easy. 2 TB is a lot of memory and the speed of the memory is very good.
While I did not run any benchmarks, the memory seems just as fast as the built-in memory in my PS5. Includes a heat sink, which is important in the PS5 because it does not look like there is much, if any, airflow across the SSD when installed in the PS5.
I was actually a little surprised because this 2 TB stick is a little "shorter" than a full-length SSD (at least compared to previous SSDs that I have used).
Unit comes in a relatively simple box with some directions. Aside from that, the "experience" with this memory is relatively no frills, but it does what it is supposed to do (provides 2 TB of storage) and it does so quickly.
Unfortunately, I have not been using the memory for very long, so I am unable to provide any feedback on the longevity of the memory. Given experiences with other SSDs, however, I would suspect (or hope) that it would hold up well over time.
So, the short story is that this memory is fast and spacious. Looking for an SSD to plug into your PS5 to expand your storage? Definitely worth considering.
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items 13: content: When I received this Crucial T500 2TB SSD I was concerned that this would be aggravating to install. I knew there would be some disassembly of my PS5 and I think that would make anybody a little nervous. The form factor of this SSD is tiny! The picture doesn't do it justice in terms of size. I am happy to say that I was completely wrong about the install. It could not have been easier! Keep in mind that instructions are all located online, none really come with the box. Once I went to the listed web address I found the tutorial, complete with written descriptions and pictures for installation reference. All I had to do is take off one of the exterior covers of the PS5. After that I took a small screwdriver and removed one more metal cover and the access to the memory upgrade slot was uncovered! There is one more screw and spacer that had to be moved. Other than that, the memory card just slides right in! Once I installed the memory card and replaced all the covers, I turned on my PS5. It immediately recognized the upgrade and formatted it. Now I have PLENTY of space for more games and data. Gone are the days of having to remove games to install new ones! I couldn't be happier!
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items 14: content: The Crucial T500 SSD just works. Installing it was the easiest thing. The SSD came with the heatsink preinstalled and it fits perfectly in the slot. If you are squeamish about opening your console, I’d recommend looking for videos. Once installed, the PS5 immediately recognized it and following the on-screen instructions, took less than 1 minute to reformat it and get it ready. Although rated at 7400 mbps, my PS5 reported a speed of 5400. Nevertheless, when transferring a chunk of huge games (80-140GB), this was a non-issue. Games load quickly and effortlessly, and I noticed absolutely no hiccups while playing. Also, I do not worry about heat issues because of the heatsink. It should also last longer than non-heatsink SSDs. Now I do not have to have an external SSD taking up a USB spot.
With today’s AAA games needing incredible amounts of space, -even when they come in disk format, having an additional 2TB makes all the difference. Again, installing it is a breeze. It goes without saying that of course, this SSD is highly recommended!
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items 15: content: My title more or less says it all. This is a very good well-rounded choice if you are looking to give your PS5 a little capacity/life.
As for the design, well, it looks pretty nice. Sleek. Clean. Simple. Not that you will see it. I am sure the heatsink helps with heat, probably helping performance-wise, but, honestly, I wasn’t having issues that I knew of, and just wanted this for more storage.
Installation is pretty simple. Not much more than opening up the system, inserting the drive, and securing it. It should not be an issue for anyone, even for users who are technically limited. Beyond that, once installed, formatting the drive, and getting ready for use is just a button click away.
Performance-wise, from what I could gather, the speeds are good, and I did not see any difference between this and the default console drive; however, at least with the PS5 (more on that later), it seems I was not hitting the rated speed of the drive. I think this has to do with the PS5 and not the drive, but honestly, I am not sure. Regardless, this is more just something to note than a complaint, as I am not seeing any real-world differences, but it would be nice to get everything out of the drive that I could.
As I mentioned earlier, I was mostly just looking for more storage capacity, and, well, it has taken care of that. It is nice to have some room to play with.
Ultimately, I like this drive. It gave me the space I was looking for, with good speeds, and from a quality brand. You could probably find a cheaper drive, but I like knowing I’ve got some quality chips and a nice warranty just in case. Further, while I am currently using this in my PS5, I like knowing I could toss it in my computer if a need came up. I am also fairly confident I would hit those rated speeds if I did. All in all, for all that you get, I think this is a good value.
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items 16: content: It is a very good PS5 drive, as per my PS5 it is as good as the SN850x it replaced. After formatting PS5 told me the speed was 5468. Now I understand that this drive is advertised for much higher read speed, close to 7K+ but only gets 5468 on PS5. The thing is that it is same for all the drives I have tested, my SN850X also gets close to 5500 mark and so does the Samsung 990 drive.
So, nothing problematic here, I am sure if you set it to a PC and test it with CrystalDiskMark or some other tool, it will correctly report the sequential read speed as 7K plus. I think PS5 just average out a couple of benchmarks and reports the number.
I further tested it and played few more games for some time. I faced no issue in 2 hours long session of last of us 2 remaster and Death Loop. I checked and the heatsink did it job perfectly, I could feel it was a little warm but no complaints from PS5. Please note I did not put the disk cover back.
My PC also recognized it correctly using the M2 port but as it is bit dated with PCI 3.0 bus, it cannot utilize the full speed of this drive.
Overall a very good disk standing at same spot at SN850X or Samsung 980.
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items 17: content: The newest generation of consoles are awesome but with the bigger push to digital hard drive space is a big issues. I have one of the newer ps5 that offer a 1tb hard with the system which is only about 800gb actually available. I have Destiny 2 and call of duty installed and those games take almost 300gb of data by themselves. Add a couple more modern games and boom you are out of space. This nvme drive boosted my space tremendously, my kids use the ps5 so having all that extra space to have their favorite games and mine was well worth it.
The drive is incredibly easy to install, all in all took me about 10 minutes to install and format it, after that I was off to the races.
If you need more space for your games and I think everyone definitely does as games are getting bigger and bigger a drive like this is an essential accessory.
It is incredibly easy to install and the speed and was of use with the ps5 makes it easy even for someone that has never installed a drive to do.
If you have a ps5 I highly recommend getting this drive.
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