Crucial T705 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD On Linux

Written by Michael Larabel in Storage on 3 April 2024 at 10:20 AM EDT. Page 2 of 2. 8 Comments.

SQLite benchmark with settings of Threads / Copies: 8. Crucial T705 2TB was the fastest.

SQLite benchmark with settings of Threads / Copies: 16. Crucial T705 2TB was the fastest.

For the widely-used SQLite embedded database library for this benchmark carrying out a lot of concurrent insertions, the Crucial T705 was performing well. The T705 SSD was outperforming both the Corsair MP700 and MP700 PRO SSDs.

Flexible IO Tester benchmark with settings of Type: Random Read, Engine: IO_uring, Direct: Yes, Block Size: 4KB, Job Count: 1, Disk Target: Default Test Directory. Crucial T705 2TB was the fastest.

The 4K random read performance was also matching the Corsair MP700 PRO on this Intel Core i9 14900K Linux desktop.

Flexible IO Tester benchmark with settings of Type: Random Write, Engine: IO_uring, Direct: Yes, Block Size: 4KB, Job Count: 1, Disk Target: Default Test Directory. Corsair MP700 PRO 2TB was the fastest.

The random write performance with FIO had the T705 just behind the MP700 PRO but well ahead of the MP700.

MariaDB mariadb-slap benchmark with settings of Clients: 128. Corsair MP700 PRO 2TB was the fastest.

PostgreSQL benchmark with settings of Scaling Factor: 1000, Clients: 500, Mode: Read Only. Crucial T705 2TB was the fastest.

PostgreSQL benchmark with settings of Scaling Factor: 1000, Clients: 500, Mode: Read Only, Average Latency. Crucial T705 2TB was the fastest.

PostgreSQL benchmark with settings of Scaling Factor: 1000, Clients: 1000, Mode: Read Only. Crucial T705 2TB was the fastest.

PostgreSQL benchmark with settings of Scaling Factor: 1000, Clients: 1000, Mode: Read Only, Average Latency. Crucial T705 2TB was the fastest.

PostgreSQL benchmark with settings of Scaling Factor: 1000, Clients: 1000, Mode: Read Write. Corsair MP700 PRO 2TB was the fastest.

PostgreSQL benchmark with settings of Scaling Factor: 1000, Clients: 1000, Mode: Read Write, Average Latency. Corsair MP700 PRO 2TB was the fastest.

Across various real-world database workloads, the Crucial T705 SSD was performing well and competing with the Corsair MP700 PRO 2TB NVMe solid-state drive.

Geometric Mean Of All Test Results benchmark with settings of Result Composite, Raptor Lake PCIe 5.0 SSD Storage. Crucial T705 2TB was the fastest.

From the testing the past few weeks of the Crucial T705 SSD on multiple systems, this newest PCIe 5.0 SSD has been working out well with competitive performance. As with all PCIe 5.0 SSDs though, there is significant heat generation so ensure that your case has sufficient airflow if sticking to the passive heatsink with the T705. The list price of around $400~440 USD for the 2TB PCIe 5.0 SSD is rather steep but in the few weeks since launch there have been various deals putting the T705 2TB in the $280~300 range... As of writing the T705 2TB can be easily found for $282 USD although it's not clear if the deal is temporary or permanent. In any event at this pricing level the Crucial T705 is much better positioned against other PCIe 5.0 SSDs and the aging PCIe 4.0 SSD competition. The Crucial T705 has been working out well under Linux with the main ask remaining that Crucial begin supporting LVFS/Fwupd for more easily facilitating firmware updates of their products under Linux. Thanks to Crucial for sending over the T705 review sample for this Linux testing.

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