Most people's impression of the Acer Predator brand is still on the brand's complete machine, game notebook or game peripheral products. Some time ago, the Predator series entered the consumer storage industry and released several memory models and the first solid state product. Hard disk-Predator GM3500, the naming method is also very simple, the maximum sequential read and write speed of the product as the product model, in addition to a higher-end GM7000 is about to be released, just look at the name to know the performance and positioning of the product NS.
As a reference, the current price of Jingdong 512G is 479 yuan, and the 1T version is 899 yuan. Coupons can be used together.
In terms of appearance, the predator GM3500 is mainly black, and the front is part of the product shots, accompanied by some product features, such as capacity and supported interfaces and other information.
The back of the product is the basic introduction of the product, including basic information such as the place of origin, but the more surprising thing is that there is no Chinese on the back~~ but the detailed performance parameters are the same as the details page.
The package is relatively simple. The accessories only have a screw and a manual. The Predator GM3500 does not come with a heat dissipation vest. It is in the form of a bare strip.
For all M.2 solid state drives, we recommend covering the heat dissipation vest during use to improve the heat dissipation environment.
solution, adopts Huirong 2262EN main control, supports PCI-E 3.0 X4 channel,Built-in eight NAND flash memory channels, the maximum read speed is 3.5G/S, the maximum write speed is 3G/S, and the random read and write performance reaches 420K IOPS;
uses a single Nanya numbered NT5AD256M16D4-HR for the cache DDR4 2666 C19 timing 512M memory particles are used as a cache, and there is also a vacant memory soldering position next to it, which should be reserved for the 2T high-capacity version;
flash memory uses two 3D TLC numbered BW29F2T08EMLCEJ4 White tablets, a single capacity of 256G, a total of 512G capacity, the specific parameters are unknown, it is speculated to be Magnesium B27 flash memory.
The back of the solid state drive is a composite copper foil heat sink that is officially publicized. It is found that the copper foil is actually divided into three layers, except for the printed sticker on the surface. In addition, there is a layer of black sticker underneath, and then a layer of copper foil. The black sticker in the middle layer does not look like a graphite thermal conductive material. The specific heat dissipation effect will be tested later. . The
test used the platform shown in the figure for testing, in which the processor was overclocked to full-core 5.0G 1.325V, and the memory was overclocked to 4266 C19 with XMP overclocked.
In addition to the temperature test, the whole process covers the M12E motherboard with a heat dissipation vest. The test room temperature is 25 degrees in an air-conditioned room, and no airflow affects heat dissipation.
memory uses 4 colorful iGame Vulcan DDR4 4266 8GX2 broken mirror memory.
power supply uses the Great Wall Gold Hunting Tribe TF850 power supply.
First is the entertainment master AS SSD, all parameters are lower than the official promotion data, but considering the entertainment master's unreliable characteristics, only for reference~
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CDM, in the two orders of magnitude tests of 1G and 32G, the sequential read exceeded 3500M/S, and the sequential write also exceeded 2600M/S. The official publicity for the 512G capacity is that the sequential read is the largest 3400M/S, sequential write up to 2400M/S, compared to the official publicity data is conservative;
4K read is 64M/S, 4K write is about 165M/S, performance is good, different capacities The test can also stabilize the output.
SLC Cache cache test, carried out 200G continuous read and write, the measured SLC Cache cache capacity is about 75G, the slow speed is about 550M/S, the cache capacity is suitable for daily use, slow The external performance is average.
scored 5097 points in the PC MARK8 hard drive test, and the test bandwidth also reached 652.53MB/S. The results are good and it is sufficient for most of the daily use.
heat dissipation test,Two full-disk low-frame (full-disk writing) were performed respectively, and then CDI was used to read the temperature in the case of bare strips and covering the M12E motherboard's built-in vest. The test results are as follows.
When covering the M12E motherboard with a heat dissipation vest, the standby temperature is about 38 degrees, and the maximum temperature is about 48 degrees in low format, and the whole process maintains about 550M/S for slow external writing, no speed drop occurs;
In the case of bare strips, the standby temperature is about 43 degrees, and the maximum temperature of low format is about 75 degrees, and the temperature wall will be triggered at 75 degrees, and the main control will be reduced and slow. The external writing speed is reduced to 1XX M/S, and after the temperature drops, it rises to about 550M/S in a short time. There are three frequency reductions during the test. It is recommended that users cover the heat dissipation vest or other ways to improve heat dissipation.
Acer Predator GM3500 adopts the current more mature SMI 2262EN high-performance solid-state hard drive solution, which performs well in terms of performance. In contrast, the official publicity is slightly low-key, and the measured performance exceeds Official publicity;
chose to use composite copper foil patch for heat dissipation, but the actual performance is relatively general, there will still be obvious bottlenecks in the case of bare strips, daily use is recommended to do a good job of heat dissipation, composite type Copper foil patch is good as a heat dissipation aid, but as the main force, it is slightly inadequate. Even the first one to play like this is actually very general;
The single-sided particle design makes it suitable for both notebooks and desktops. It can be used, even for thin and light notebooks with required thickness. However, considering heat generation, it is still recommended to paste phase change silicone grease in the notebook to improve heat dissipation;
In terms of price,At present, JD 1T is selling 899 and 512G is selling 479. Coupons can be used. The price has a slight advantage among the solid state of the same level. In terms of warranty, due to the rise of hard disk mining, various brands are also conservative in the formulation of hard disk warranty rules. Predator GM3500 provides a 5-year/300TBW warranty (1T version is 600TBW).
On the downside, the price can be slightly lower ~ and then the flash memory uses white film, but in terms of the 1T 600TBW warranty, combined with the slower speed of 550M/S as a reference, the particle quality It can only be regarded as general, not particularly outstanding. The non-cooling vest considers that most motherboards now come with a cooling vest. At the same time, most notebooks cannot accommodate the cooling vest, which is not a disadvantage.
In general, the predator GM3500 solid-state drive, as a new force in the hard drive market, has joined this battle. In addition to consumers having one more choice, it is bound to increase competition in the storage market. For consumers It is also good, what if the price is cut?
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