ACER Predator GM7000 1TB SSD Review

A Closer Look

The GM7000 drive its self is the usual M.2 form factor, and it is the most common M.2 2280 (80mm) size too, so it should be compatible with a very wide range of laptops, motherboards, etc. It’s available in 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB variants, which come with a 512MB, 1GB and 2GB DRAM Cache respectively, but I have the 1TB model here today.

This version of the drive promises max reading speeds of 7400 MB/s, and max writing speeds of 6400 MB/s. That’s a max random reading speed of 400K IOPS and writing speed of 1000K IOPS.

The drive features a built-in graphene cooling pad with a sticker layer on top. This may not seem like much, but it’s thicker than most and should reduce temperates by around 18c and improve the overall performance of the drive; especially in systems without an additional heatsink.

On the reverse, another small sticker, but this one is just branding and barcodes. However, I do like that they’ve used an all-black PCB, and the overall presentation is very attractive.

The storage chips are all high-end TLC 3D NAND and combined with that large DRAM cache, should deliver some pretty epic performance and stability for your system.

This drive comes with a 12nm low power controller (centre), while you can see the DRAM on the lower right.

Included with my sample, I even got this gorgeous Predator heatsink.

Should you not have one built into your motherboard, and you have room for it in your build, this will further improve the cooling potential of the drive and reduce the chances of throttling under heavy load.