Acer Predator GM7 PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD 1TB vs Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB

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all judged against NVMe SSDs at a similar price

The Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB scores 7.8/10 overall, ahead of the Acer Predator GM7 PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD 1TB at 6.2/10.

The Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB leads on performance, endurance, warranty, efficiency and thermals and software.

The biggest difference is software, where the Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB scores 9/10 to the Acer Predator GM7 PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD 1TB's 5/10.

Acer Predator GM7 PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD 1TB

6.2/10verdict: good, not the best

The Predator GM7 1TB is for buyers who want a PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive with a five-year warranty and strong rated speeds. It suits desktop upgrades and general storage where owners are happy to supply their own heatsink if needed. It is less suited to anyone who needs sustained writes at full speed or wants cooling included.

Typically about £143 in the UK when we researched itCheck price at Amazon UK

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Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB

7.8/10verdict: buy

The Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB is for buyers who want a 2TB M.2 2280 NVMe drive with a five-year warranty and a management tool that covers firmware updates and drive health. It suits desktop and workstation builds that already have a motherboard heatsink for the drive. It is a weaker fit for workloads that write huge volumes continuously or lean on sustained random I/O.

Typically about £279.99 in the UK when we researched itCheck price at Amazon UK

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Scores, criterion by criterion

Criterion	Weight	Acer Predator GM7 PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD 1TB	Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB
Performance	35%	6/10	7/10
Endurance	20%	7/10	8/10
Warranty	15%	8/10	9/10
Efficiency and thermals	15%	5/10	7/10
Software	15%	5/10	9/10
Overall		6.2/10	7.8/10

Specifications

Spec	Acer Predator GM7 PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD 1TB	Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB
Interface	PCIe Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0	PCIe 4.0 x4 / 5.0 x2, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read	7,200 MB/s	Up to 7,250 MB/s
Sequential write	6,300 MB/s	Up to 6,300 MB/s
Endurance (2TB)	600 TBW (1TB)	1,200 TBW
Form factor	M.2 2280, single-sided, 2.20 mm	M.2 (2280)
Warranty	5 years or the TBW limit, whichever comes first	Five years or total bytes written (TBW), whichever comes first

Strengths and weaknesses

Acer Predator GM7 PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD 1TB

+ Rated 7,200 MB/s read and 6,300 MB/s write
+ Five-year warranty with 600 TBW rating
+ Owners praise power efficiency and value
− No heatsink included
− Speed drops once the SLC cache fills
− Acer licenses name; BIWIN makes and warrants it

Skip it if:

Buyers who need sustained high write speeds during long transfers
Anyone wanting a heatsink included for a PS5 or laptop
Buyers who need firmware update tooling confirmed before purchase

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Samsung SSD 990 EVO Plus 2TB

+ 1,200 TBW rating with a five-year warranty
+ Samsung Magician handles firmware updates and drive health
+ Owners report cool, efficient running under load
− No heatsink included in the box
− DRAM-less design trails DRAM rivals in sustained random I/O
− Writes slow on very large transfers once cache is exhausted

Skip it if:

Buyers who need the best sustained random I/O and want a DRAM-equipped drive.
Anyone who wants a heatsink included and has no motherboard heatsink for the drive.
Users who regularly run very large continuous write jobs.

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