CONCLUSION

    Even though BIWIN had announced at launch (it was listed on their website after all) that the GM7 line of PCIe 4.0 Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSDs would have a 4TB variant I didn’t hear about it until like 2 months ago. The main difference between the 4TB and the 1TB I reviewed a while back is of course the latest revision of the DRAM-less MAP1602 NAND flash controller by MaXio (which I don’t really know what it brings to the table) and the new 232-layer 3D TLC NAND flash by YMTC. The thing is that even though the X3-9070 3D TLC NAND flash by YMTC allows for greater storage capacity (and throttling was very limited during my tests) it doesn’t seem to be doing as well as their older 128-layer 3D TLC NAND, at least in most of my tests (need to point out that this could also be related to the new MaXio controller revision). Now I do realize that performance is not what everyone is looking for and well, this is a high capacity 4TB SSD with a good enough endurance (2400TBW) but still, this did surprise me.

    If you’re looking to get your hands on one of the latest Acer Predator GM7 4TB PCIe 4.0 Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSDs then you’ll need to spend USD361.27 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and 324.86Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de). This price tag places the GM7 4TB right between many similar models from the competition (most DRAM-less ones) so it’s quite balanced. Overall, even though I was expecting more from the Acer Predator GM7 4TB M.2 NVMe SSD in terms of performance it does deliver as advertised and for that it deserves the Golden Award.

PROS

- Very Good Overall Performance (For a DRAM-Less Drive)
- 4TB Capacity
- 2400TBW / 1.5 Million Hours MTBF
- Cloning Software Included
- 5 Year Limited Warranty

CONS

- Performance (Compared To The 1TB Variant)