Rank #2 in Best 1TB SSD for PS5: 10 Ranked, From £135.99 to £199.99
Acer Predator GM7 1TB NVMe Gen4
- Rating
- 4.8
- Ratings
- 2,553
- Rank
- #2
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The Acer Predator GM7 1TB sits at number two in this guide, and it is the drive that shows what the PCIe 5.0 argument actually costs. At £155.99 it is the cheapest drive in the round-up quoting a Gen4 sequential read of 7,200 MB/s — and the PS5's slot is PCIe 4.0, so nothing on the console's own bus will outrun it. The drives above it on headline speed quote 11,000 and 14,800 MB/s for £179.99 and £199.99, figures the console cannot use. Paying £24 to £44 more for bandwidth the PS5 cannot address is the comparison in one line.
The GM7's own listing does not entirely agree with itself, though. The bullet quotes sequential read and write of 7,200 MB/s and 6,200 MB/s, while the spec table below it lists Read Speed as 7,400 MB/s and Media Speed as 6,300 MB/s. The same table gives the form factor as 2.5 inches for a drive the title calls M.2 2280, and lists the installed cache memory as 1 TB — the same figure as the drive's total capacity. Everything on this page is taken from the Amazon listing; we have not tested the drive ourselves.
How those 2,553 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.8 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £155.99 |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 1 TB |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0, M.2 2280 |
| Quoted read speed | Up to 7,200 MB/s (bullet); spec table says 7,400 MB/s (as listed) |
| Quoted write speed | 6,200 MB/s (bullet); Media Speed reads 6,300 MB/s (as listed) |
| Form factor (as listed) | 2.5 inches, while the title says M.2 2280 |
| Cache memory installed size (as listed) | 1 TB, the same figure as the whole drive |
| Rating | 4.8 out of 5 from 2,553 ratings |
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best 1TB SSD for PS5: 10 Ranked, From £135.99 to £199.99.
Questions people ask
Is the Acer Predator GM7 1TB compatible with the PS5?
Yes. The listing puts Sony PlayStation 5 under compatible video game console models and names PS5 memory under specific uses, and the drive is an M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 unit.
How fast is the Acer Predator GM7 1TB?
The bullet quotes sequential read and write up to 7,200 MB/s and 6,200 MB/s. The spec table in the same listing gives Read Speed as 7,400 MB/s and Media Speed as 6,300 MB/s.
How much does the Acer Predator GM7 1TB cost?
£155.99 as listed — the lowest price among the drives in this round-up that quote a PCIe 4.0 read speed.
What is the form factor of the Acer Predator GM7 1TB?
The title and the network connectivity entry say M.2 2280, while the Hard Disk Form Factor field in the same listing reads 2.5 inches.
How big is the cache on the Acer Predator GM7 1TB?
The spec table lists Cache Memory Installed Size as 1 TB, which is the same figure as the drive's total capacity. The bullets describe HMB and SLC Cache rather than quoting a cache size.
What is the Acer Predator GM7 1TB rated?
4.8 out of 5 from 2,553 ratings.
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