By: Jonathan Kwan
August 15, 2025
I was turning into the Home Depot parking lot a few months ago when I saw another guy pull up in a 2021 Acura TLX Type S. I was driving my 2008 Acura TL Type-S, and for those who are familiar with the brand, both cars are held in high regards among Honda/Acura enthusiasts, with the 2008 being more of a classic legend and the current generation being, well, the current generation. I got out of the car just as he opened the door, and we struck up a conversation pretty quickly. We both shared our enthusiasm for the brand as well as stories of our cars. I told him I paid $7000 CAD for mine in 2021 and was using it as a winter beater, and he said he bought his new in 2021 and also uses it as a winter beater. I was pretty impressed how he drives an MSRP $60,000 CAD car as a winter beater, and he was equally impressed how I was able to score such a great example of a classic for the price. Out of curiosity, I asked him what his summer car was, and he nonchalantly mentioned it was a 2020 Acura NSX. I really should not be surprised by that, and as awesome as the Acura TLX Type S may be, the Acura NSX is certainly a worthy flagship, both for someone's garage and even the brand as a whole. The NSX has the looks, technology, reliability, and performance to back its status in the real world. In a similar way, when it comes to SSDs, the Crucial T710 2TB is the brand's latest flagship, promising impressive linear throughput up to 14500MB/s and up to 2.3M IOPS. But do these numbers translate well in our benchmarks worthy of being the brand's flagship? Read on to find out!
Our review unit of the Crucial T710 2TB arrived in a medium-sized brown corrugated cardboard box from Hotayi Electronics, a contract electronics manufacturer, all the way from Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia. Everything arrived in excellent condition to us here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for our review today using the FedEx International Priority service. If one were to travel from Calgary to Seberang Perai, the fastest flight will take you close to 24 hours, having the first connection in Vancouver and the second in Singapore.
Crucial's retail package designs have always been about business, and the Using the FedEx International Priority service is no different. The simple, environmentally friendly box features the latest design, which was first seen with the Crucial P510 1TB. This relatively compact hanging box delivers the SSD into the hands of consumers with miscellaneous information printed on the back.
As you can see in our photo above, the box art evokes a strong business feel, but now with a little more color. A photo of the Crucial T710 NVMe SSD is shown in front of a purple pattern gradient background and T710 branding. At the top left corner, you will find Micron's and Crucial's logos. At the top right corner, you will find the T710 model name and product description, PCIe Gen5 NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD. At the bottom, we have the tagline, "Uncompromising Gen5 performance for pro-level gamers and creators", along with text saying one month of Adobe Creative Cloud subscription is included. There is also an icon to show off its 5-year warranty. A sticker indicating its speed and capacity is located off to the side.
Before we move on, let us take a look at the specifications of the Crucial T710 2TB, as obtained from the manufacturer's website:
General tech specs
SSD Series: T710
Interface: NVMe (PCIe Gen 5 x4)
Total Density: 2TB
Kit Quantity: 1
Form Factor: M.2 (2280)
SSD Endurance TBW: 1200TB
Speed & timing
Sequential Write: 13800 MB/s
Sequential Read: 14500 MB/s
Random Write: 2.3M IOPS
Random Read: 2.2M IOPS
Warranty & returns
Warranty Description: Crucial offers different warranty levels for different products.
Opening the box reveals the Crucial T710 2TB itself placed on a clear plastic tray. There is also a multi-language quick start guide that points you to the company's website. This is it -- out of the box, you will get nothing more than what you need. Not that we need them anyway, of course.
Page Index
1. Introduction, Packaging, Specifications
2. A Closer Look, Test System
3. Benchmark: AIDA64 Disk Benchmark
4. Benchmark: ATTO Disk Benchmark
5. Benchmark: Crystal Disk Mark 8.0
6. Benchmark: HD Tune Pro 5.70
7. Benchmark: PassMark PerformanceTest 11
8. Benchmark: PCMark 10
9. Benchmark: 3DMark
10. Conclusion
