New
Crucial E100 480GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
The 480GB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe drive delivers 4700 MB/s reads and 2500 MB/s writes, making it a fast Gen4 upgrade for older HDDs or SATA SSDs. Its DRAM-less design keeps costs low, and the 3-year warranty adds basic peace of mind for a budget-focused build. Best for gamers or general users replacing a slow boot drive in a desktop or workstation without needing portable storage.
Capacity 480GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 4,700 MB/s
48 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong social proof (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 480 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 4700 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 2500 |
Hardware
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Crucial E100 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDBBYV0040BNC-WRSN | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 480GB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 4,700 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | - | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial E100 | 64.8 | 61.7 | 14.5 | 23.2 | 41.7 | 68.5 | 78.4 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.7 | 99.6 | 5.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.8 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 87.2 | 7.1 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 87.6 | 96.4 | 94 | 98 | 87.9 | 95.3 | 4 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDBBYV0040BNC-WRSN Compare | 89 | 95.8 | 84.3 | 92.5 | 87.9 | 99.6 | 9.4 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 92.7 | 96.8 | 78.1 | 92.5 | 95.5 | 77.5 | 7.3 |
Usage Scores
- Overall47.9
- Budget81.7
- Gaming38.6
- Laptop50.8
- Console30.2
- Portable11.9
- Workstation41
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
