Performance
The performance has been tested on the AMD Ryzen platform that contains the Ryzen 9 7950X, 16-core processor, Gigabyte B650E Master motherboard, Crucial Pro OC 64GB DDR5-6000 CL36 memory kit, and Acer Predator GM7000 2TB M.2 SSD with installed Win11 Pro x64. All tests were performed on the Crucial T705 LE 2TB SSD.
Let’s begin as usual with the ATTO Disk Benchmark.
Results in ATTO benchmarks are always slightly lower than expected. The T705 LE reaches 13.59GB/s maximum read and 11.91GB/s maximum write, which are still the highest results we saw in our redaction, so they are slightly higher than the black T705 SSD we reviewed a while ago.
CrystalDiskMark shows us results that are very close to the maximum declared bandwidth. This is precisely what we counted to see. IOPS are also very high and slightly better than the T700 SSD.
Low queue random 4K read could be better, but the test motherboard may slightly limit it. Intel motherboards typically show a higher bandwidth in this test, closer to 100MB/s.
The results in PCMark 10 are one more time the highest for a single SSD. We saw precisely the same on the black T705 version.
The 3DMark Storage Benchmark shows scores very close to the T700 and, surprisingly, the T500 SSD, so there is no performance gain here. Our result is nearly the same as that of the regular T705 SSD.
We have replaced the old and inconsistent Anvil’s Storage Utilities benchmark with the Blackmagic storage benchmark, which gives us a different perspective on storage results as it focuses on decoding performance.
The T705 achieves the best result from the tested SSDs and passes the test without issues.
Ultimately, the AIDA64 Disk Benchmark results in random read and write operations.
These extended tests are suitable for checking for thermal throttling. Both random bandwidth tests show nearly constant results without visible thermal throttling or performance drops. Everything is perfect.
The T705 performs excellently in all our tests. Some limitations can be seen on the test rig side, but we can’t complain overall. The T705 is the top choice if the money is not the problem and we expect the best results.
As a bonus, we have one result on two T705 2TB SSDs in RAID0. Even though the maximum sequential bandwidth is higher, it’s not worth it, as all other results are the same or worse than those on a single SSD. All other benchmarks show worse results when two T705s are in RAID0, suggesting motherboard limits or driver problems. PCIe 4.0 x4 SSDs scale significantly better, but random operations are also not spectacular.
A quick conclusion is that it is better to avoid any RAID mode for gaming storage. The recommended setup is a less expensive and lower-capacity SSD for the OS and a fast one for games so that the dedicated SSD won’t share tasks with the OS one.
