Testing the new Crucial T500. Get yours: https://geni.us/IqhBZ (affiliate) Important - Check the pinned comment for information about a possible firmware issue Sponsor - Meet the Corsair Virtuoso Pro: https://geni.us/9zbm (affiliate) Related: Are Bigger SSDs Faster? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceGDfzlczyo Some other SSDs in this comparison: (affiliate links) Crucial P3 Plus - https://geni.us/GZAL Crucial P5 Plus - https://geni.us/GKGp9Xx Crucial T700 - https://geni.us/4Ss4W3O Corsair MP700 - https://geni.us/0yVN Corsair MP600 PRO LPX - https://geni.us/bD6WeE1 Gigabyte Aorus 10000 - https://geni.us/Q62Srt Kingston NV2 - https://amzn.to/3ZwNdra Kingston KC3000 - https://geni.us/czu8 Kingston Fury Renegade - https://geni.us/wmPXz Samsung 980 - https://geni.us/dJzenpZ Samsung 990 PRO - https://geni.us/Gm5T4q WD Blue SN580 - https://geni.us/rPS0GF WD Black SN850x - https://geni.us/LvFJ Heatsink tips for non-heatsinked SSDs: (affiliate links) For PC & PS5 - United States - QIVYNSRY Heatsink (~$8) https://amzn.to/326gLUi For PC & PS5 - Europe - be quiet! MC1 Heatsink (~€13) https://amzn.to/3ftPcHL Lego Used: (affiliate links) Lego Succulents (10309) - https://geni.us/dU5e14R Lego Bonsai (10281) - https://geni.us/pndxCfB Lego Groot (76217) - https://geni.us/VjkzA If you want to support what I do, check these out: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Techtesters Twitter: https://twitter.com/NadaOverbeeke Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techtesters.eu/ Timestamps: 0:00​ - Introduction 0:50 - Crucial T500 Overview & Specs 2:40 - Performance in Light Use 3:28​ - Performance in Heavier Use (OS Drive, Video Editors, etc) 4:05 - Latency 4:18 - Performance in Extreme Use (Consistency Test) 4:55 - Gaming Performance 5:35 - Techtesters SSD Gaming Performance Ranking 5:58 - Sequential Performance 6:30 - Playstation 5 Use 6:45 - Thermal Performance 8:10 - Pricing & Final Thoughts 9:30 - Sponsor Spot 10:00 - Outro Disclosure: - This product was provided by Crucial for the purpose of testing. As per my own guidelines, they don't get any say about anything in this video or any of my other reviews. It's not sponsored by them, they also didn't get to preview this video beforehand, or any other nonsense like that. My reviews reflect my own views, nothing more, nothing less. - Amazon links I provide are (typically) affiliate links. Using these does not cost you anything at all. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This means they do provide me with a small commission when you decide to buy a product, at no cost to you. #Crucial #T500 #SSD