Crucial
NVMe SSD
Crucial T500 PCIe Gen4 NVMe 500GB
500GB · NVMe
Available capacities:
Current Price
$400.00
All-Time Low
$52.99
Nov 2023
All-Time High
$400.00
Sep 2026
90-Day Average
$274.33
💰 Price per GB: $0.800/GB · above the segment median for NVMe SSD (median: $0.174/GB)
Price is elevated
Current price is 46% above the 90-day average. Consider waiting.
Price Analysis
At $400.00, this is the highest price MemRadar has recorded for it. The price has risen $128.00 (47%) in the past 30 days. At $0.800/GB, it runs above the current NVMe SSD average of $0.174/GB.
Price History
Price history data licensed from Keepa. Prices update every few hours.
Price history table21 periods
Recorded low, average and high for every period with data.
| Period | Low | Average | High | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $52.99 | $79.47 | $139.99 | 10 |
| 2024 | $64.53 | $69.64 | $79.99 | 33 |
| Sep 2024 | $64.99 | $66.81 | $72.99 | 11 |
| Oct 2024 | $64.99 | $69.74 | $72.99 | 4 |
| Nov 2024 | $67.99 | $70.49 | $72.99 | 4 |
| Dec 2024 | $64.99 | $67.66 | $72.99 | 3 |
| Jan 2025 | $64.99 | $68.99 | $72.99 | 2 |
| Feb 2025 | $68.98 | $70.99 | $72.99 | 2 |
| Mar 2025 | $64.99 | $66.59 | $68.98 | 3 |
| Apr 2025 | $64.99 | $70.32 | $72.99 | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | $79.99 | $96.82 | $116.32 | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | $102.09 | $119.68 | $139.35 | 22 |
| Jan 2026 | $113.99 | $128.13 | $159.95 | 14 |
| Feb 2026 | $127.19 | $180.77 | $209.51 | 18 |
| Mar 2026 | $129.11 | $182.21 | $300.00 | 20 |
| Apr 2026 | $132.56 | $207.79 | $340.95 | 23 |
| May 2026 | $279.42 | $314.74 | $332.91 | 12 |
| Jun 2026 | $149.95 | $261.56 | $284.42 | 15 |
| Jul 2026 | $143.74 | $247.60 | $284.00 | 12 |
| Aug 2026 | $260.00 | $266.95 | $272.00 | 31 |
| Sep 2026 | $272.00 | $322.96 | $400.00 | 13 |
Price milestones
Dated events from this product's own tracked history.
- First tracked
- October 31, 2023
- All-time low
- $52.99 on November 7, 2023
- All-time high
- $400.00 on September 10, 2026
- Biggest single-day drop
- $156.54 (52%) on March 21, 2026
Buy Now
| Retailer | Price | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | $400.00 | In Stock | View on Amazon → |
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Specifications
- Type
- NVMe
- Capacity
- 500GB
- Brand
- Crucial
- Part number
- CT500T500SSD8
Specs explained4 terms
Only the specifications this product actually carries.
- NVMe
- NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) is the protocol modern SSDs use to talk to the system over PCIe, replacing the older AHCI protocol designed for spinning disks. NVMe drives, almost always in the M.2 form factor, are several times faster than SATA SSDs in sequential transfers and much faster at handling many simultaneous requests. NVMe has become the default for new builds, and its price per gigabyte now overlaps with SATA on many capacities.
- PCIe generation (Gen3, Gen4, Gen5)
- The PCIe generation of an NVMe drive sets its maximum bandwidth: roughly 3.5 GB/s for Gen3, 7 GB/s for Gen4, and 14 GB/s for Gen5 on four lanes. A drive runs at the lower of its own generation and the slot's. Gen4 covers gaming and general use with no perceptible difference for most people; Gen5 carries a price premium and runs hot enough to usually need a heatsink. Buying a generation beyond what the workload uses is a common way to overpay for storage.
- TLC
- TLC (triple-level cell) flash stores three bits per memory cell and is the mainstream NAND type in performance SSDs. TLC balances cost, speed, and endurance, and it holds sustained write speed better than QLC once a drive's fast cache fills. Two drives with the same capacity and interface can differ in price mainly because one is TLC and the other QLC.
- Sequential read and write speeds
- The headline speeds on an SSD listing, such as 7,450 MB/s read, describe large sequential transfers under ideal conditions. They are the numbers that separate PCIe generations, and they are the least representative of everyday use, where small random reads dominate and most modern drives feel similar. Two drives with different headline speeds but the same generation and NAND type usually perform indistinguishably for gaming and desktop work.
