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Acer Predator GM7000 2 TB (IG5236 + Micron B47R)

2 TB
Capacity
IG5236
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 4.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor

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Performance could vary due to unannounced flash/controller changes.

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The Acer Predator GM7000 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in October 2022. It is available in capacities ranging from 512 GB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 2 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the Acer Predator GM7000 interfaces using a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the IG5236 (Rainier) from InnoGrit, a DRAM cache chip is available. Acer has installed 176-layer TLC NAND flash on the Predator GM7000, the flash chips are made by Micron. Please note that this SSD is sold in multiple variants with different NAND flash or controller, which could affect performance, the "Notes" section at the end of this page has more info. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are soaked up more quickly. The cache is sized at 693 GB, once it is full, writes complete at 2850 MB/s. Copying data out of the SLC cache (folding) completes at 1350 MB/s. Thanks to support for the fast PCI-Express 4.0 interface, performance is excellent. The Predator GM7000 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 7,400 MB/s and 6,700 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 700K for reads and 700K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 220 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Acer guarantees an endurance rating of 1300 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 2 TB (2048 GB)
Variants: 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 140.7 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: Oct 2022
Price at Launch: 220 USD
Part Number: Predator SSD GM7000 2TB
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.4
Power Draw: 1.7 W (Idle)
3.6 W (Avg)
7.0 W (Max)

Controller

Manufacturer: InnoGrit
Name: IG5236 (Rainier)
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: Quad-Core
Frequency: 667 MHz
Foundry: TSMC FinFET
Process: 12 nm
Flash Channels: 8 @ 1,200 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Micron
Name: B47R FortisFlash
Rebranded: BW29F4T08ENLEE (Rebranded by Biwin)
Type: TLC
Technology: 176-layer
Speed: 1200 MT/s .. 1600 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ 4 Tbit
ONFI: 4.1
Topology: Replacement Gate
Die Size: 50 mm²
(10.2 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 8 dies @ 512 Gbit
Planes per Die: 4
Decks per Die: 2
Word Lines: 195 per NAND String
90.3% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 56 µs
Program Time (tProg): 502 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 15 ms
Die Read Speed: 1143 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 127 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)
3000 P/E Cycles
(40000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 2112 Pages
Plane Size: 550 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR4-2666 CL19
Name: NANYA NT5AD512M16A4-HR
Capacity: 2048 MB
(2x 1024 MB)
Organization: 8Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 7,400 MB/s
Sequential Write: 6,700 MB/s
Random Read: 700,000 IOPS
Random Write: 700,000 IOPS
Endurance: 1300 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 2.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.3
SLC Write Cache: approx. 693 GB
(dynamic only)
Speed when Cache Exhausted: approx. 2850 MB/s
Cache Folding Speed: 1350 MB/s

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • AES-512
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: Yes

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Notes

NAND Die:

This Flash can run safely at 1600 MT/s (800 MHz)
tPROG with overhead: ~ 533 µs (Avg 120 MB/s per die)

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