Specification
Below is a specifications table which suggests expected performance for each capacity.
| Interface | PCIe Gen 4.0 x 4, NVMe 1.4 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Capacity | 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB |
| DRAM Cache | 512 MB / 1 GB / 2 GB |
| Max. Reading Speed | 7400 MB/s / 7400 MB/s / 7400 MB/s |
| Max. Writing Speed | 3400 MB/s / 5800 MB/s / 6700 MB/s |
| Max. Random Reading Speed | 200 K IOPS / 400 K IOPS / 700 K IOPS |
| Max. Random Writing Speed | 700 K IOPS / 1000 K IOPS / 700 K IOPS |
| Write Power Consumption | 3.35 W / 5.30 W / 5.90 W |
| Idle Power Consumption | 1.66 W / 1.72 W / 1.87 W |
| Storage Temperature | -40 ℃ – 85 ℃ |
| Working Temperature | 0 ℃ – 70 ℃ |
| Limited Warranty | 5-Year / 300 TBW / 5-Year / 600 TBW / 5-Year / 1300 TBW |
The working temperature suggests that above 70°C is a throttling point. However, the SSD wasn’t throttling during tests, or it was so insignificant that test results were about the same. The SSD was tested twice, with its graphene pad, no additional airflow, and an additional fan blowing directly onto the SSD. The temperature with the additional fan was about 15°C lower, but as I mentioned, the results were about the same. The temperature without additional airflow was going up to 75°C during more demanding tests.
The SSD supports all the latest technologies to improve stability, data protection, and performance. Our results confirm that the SSD is well-designed, and there shouldn’t be any issues during longer work.
A 5-year warranty or 1.3PBW covers the 2TB version of the GM7000 SSD. In a typical home or office environment, it should work without issues for at least five years.
Below is a screenshot from the CrystalDiskInfo diagnostic software, which confirms that the SSD is in perfect condition and has 0GB written.
Now let’s take a look at the package and the SSD itself.
