Crucial T705 2TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Crucial T705 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark 15. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark16. Temperature17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

The 3DMark Storage Benchmark uses traces recorded from popular games and gaming-related activities to measure real-world gaming performance.

Traces used:

Battlefield V
Loading Battlefield™ V from launch to the main menu.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4
Loading Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 from launch to the main menu.

Overwatch
Loading Overwatch® from launch to the main menu.

Game Move
Copying the Steam folder for Counter-Strike®: Global Offensive from an external SSD to the system drive.

Game Recording
Recording a 1080p gameplay video at 60 FPS with OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) while playing Overwatch®.

Installing Game
Installing The Outer Worlds® from the Epic Games Launcher.

Game Saving
Saving progress in The Outer Worlds game.

In 3DMark’s Storage Test, the drive averaged 1,299MB/s for the three-game load tests with an average access time of 41µs.The fastest load performance was for the Battlefield V test at 1,827.19MB/s (42µs), next up was Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 at 1,324.98MB/s followed by Overwatch at 746.67MB/s

In the game moving, recording, installing and saving test traces the drive averaged 1,670.49MB/s with an average access time of 31.75µs for the four tests.

The Crucial T705 with Heatsink sits in second place in the Average Overall Bandwidth table with a figure of 866.01MB/s, just behind Corsair's MP700 PRO SE drive. The T705 is 43.06MB/s faster than the heatsink-equipped T700 and 44.06MB/s faster than the standard T700.

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