The SM2508 counter-concept. The T710 manages to minimally outperform the WD SN8100 thanks to its consistently reliable performance in the performance section. Although the temperature is higher at 65 °C under load, it is still within reasonable limits.

Most PCle 5.0 SSDs deliver impressive speeds, but not all models are in the same league. The test winner, the WD Black SN8100, sets new standards and scores top marks for read and write speed as well as programme acceleration. The Samsung 9100 Pro, which ranks second, comes closest to it...

After a slow and a medium-fast Crucial SSD, now comes a very fast one: The T710 is the successor to the T705, which followed the T700. The difference this time is not in the NAND flash, but in the controller: Instead of the power-hungry Phison E26, the Silicon Motion SM2508 is installed...

The Crucial T710 2TB SSD impressed us in the test with first-class read and write speeds. With an average transfer rate of 12,233 MB/s when reading and 12,087 MB/s when writing, the PCIe 5.0 SSD fulfils the highest demands for top performance. The access times are extremely low at 0.01 ms for both reading and writing...