Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 7000s PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 1TB/2TB SSDs With 3D TLC NAND

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. announced Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD with up to 7GB/s read speed.

Enhanced by the gen PCIe 4.0 controller with 3D-TLC NAND flash, it boosts up to 55% more performance than previous gen PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. It comes in two capacity variants, 2TB and 1TB with M.2 2280 interface to make installation easy. They equip aluminum thermal interface in different sizes and double side thermal pad with Nanocarbon coating for improved heat dissipation. Meanwhile, the SSD Tool Box application provides the instant overview and adjustment of SSD status.

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“The storage devices are taking advantage of the PCIe 4.0 transfer speed that raised from 5GB/s to almost 8GB/s, which is great news for users who expect to optimize storage performance and reduce the bottle neck of system operation.” said Jackson Hsu, director, channel solutions product development division. ” Aorus Gen4 7000s SSDs further advance the standards set by our previous SSD products to provide users with breakthrough performance. After the OS installed, uses can enjoy unprecedented 7GB/s read speed with 1TB or 2TB storage capability. The thermal solution and the double-sided thermal pad are designed to slow down the throttling that might occur at high-speed operation of SSD, thus boost the system performance.“

Aorus Gen4 7000s SSDs equip the Phison E18 selected 8-channel controller, which provides users with fast random access rate, as well as the high speed 3D-TLC NAND flash and SLC cache design that brings the PCIe 4.0 into full play. Under the real test, Thay feature read speed up to 7GB/s and write speed up to 6.85GB/s, which is 55% faster than PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, 2x faster than PCIe 3.0 SSD, and up to 13x faster than SATA SSD. Enhanced by E18 controller, these SSD improve AI multitasking operation, and also power up content creators, gamers, and users eager for performance.

These SSD generates heat on full speeds operation, and normally thermal throttling is implemented as a safety feature to prevent data loss, or wear-out the memory chips and controllers. The throttling state engages to maintain the stability and durability, however it slows down the performance and it reduces the transfer rate. In order to keep Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD cool while it is running at high speed, the company employs the special-designed double-sided aluminum heatsink with Nanocarbon coating. By utilizing the clearance area between slots on motherboards, the size of the thermal fins can be maximized to enlarge the surface area of dissipation. This design can support different M.2 slots on various motherboards to avoid possible interference by VGA cards installed above the M.2 SSD. Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD also equip high conductivity thermal pad to improve heat dissipation 30% better than metal thermal pad.

For those progressive M.2 users who prefer more thermal solution without installing SSDs between PCIe expansion slots, Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD comes in another version of heatsink with integrated heatpipes. With the same double-sided heat spreader with Nanocabon coating and high conductivity pad design, but optimized on the height and dissipation area, these SSDs promise the consistent cooling and performance for those water cooling users to avoid throttling from the overheating caused by no air flow assistance of the CPU fan. Users can customize their thermal allocation according to personal needs by the firm‘s design, which balances between the performance and low temperature.

Aorus Gen4 7000s SSD features PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 interface design. To release the performance of read speed up to 7GB/s , AMD X570/B550 motherboards or Intel Z490 motherboards with next-gen Intel Core processors supported are recommended. With the company’s R&D’s professional adjustment, verification, software enhancement, and the 5-year warranty service, the firm’s motherboards offers more stability with higher performance.