Which is faster for gaming?

The Crucial T700. Its 12,400 MB/s reads and 11,800 MB/s writes beat the Nytro's 7,400 MB/s reads, and games load from either drive quickly, so the gap shows up more in large file transfers.

Will the Nytro 5350M fit my desktop?

Only if your board or case has a 2.5-inch U.2 bay or you use an M.2-to-U.2 adapter. The T700 drops straight into an M.2 slot.

Is the T700 worth the extra over the Nytro?

For a gaming PC or PS5, yes: it is faster, includes a heatsink and fits an M.2 slot. For a server bay, the Nytro's form factor matters more than the speed gap.

The listing gives no endurance rating for either drive, so neither can be called longer-lasting from the specs. Enterprise drives like the Nytro are usually built for heavier sustained write loads.

Do I need PCIe 5.0 for the T700?

To reach 12,400 MB/s, yes. In a PCIe 4.0 slot it runs at PCIe 4.0 speeds, closer to the Nytro's class.

Does either drive have encryption?

The T700 lists hardware encryption. The Nytro listing does not mention encryption, so check Seagate's spec sheet if you need it.

Crucial T700 4TB NVMe SSD vs Seagate Nytro 5350M 3.84TB NVMe SSD

Buy the Crucial T700 if this is going into a desktop PC or a PS5 and you want the fastest consumer drive: 12,400 MB/s reads and 11,800 MB/s writes on PCIe 5.0, with a heatsink and 4GB of DRAM cache. Buy the Seagate Nytro 5350M only if you need a 2.5-inch U.2 form factor for a server, workstation or drive bay, where its 7,400 MB/s reads are plenty. The T700 is the consumer part; the Nytro is an enterprise drive, so compare prices carefully before paying a premium for either.

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