T705 « sits in a class all by itself »
Crucial’s new T705 SSD certainly looks impressive on paper – it claims to be 25x faster than SATA and nearly 2x faster than Crucial’s fastest Gen4 SSD, with sequential reads/writes up to 14,500/12,700MB/s.
The drive, which is available in capacities up to 4TB, is engineered with Micron’s 232-layer TLC NAND3 and compatible with Intel Core 13th-14th Gen desktop CPUs & AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPU. Additional features include an aluminum and copper heatsink, adaptive thermal protection, and hardware encryption for storage security.
If you’ve had your eye on the SSD ever since it was announced, the good news is that the first reviews are in, and it’s every bit as impressive as you might hope, but with some important caveats.Fast, but expensive
ServeTheHome’s review reveals the exceptional performance of the Crucial T705, stating that it is « right at the limits of what a PCIe Gen 5 x4 link can sustain. » The review notes that the SSD’s performance in testing was « the best sequential read and write performance » the reviewer has ever seen, despite a slight dip in sequential write speed on the larger CrystalDiskMark test. The review concludes by saying that the T705 « sits in a class all by itself » and is a « serious contender » for anyone wanting the fastest SSD available.
