Acer Predator GM9000 SSD 2TB, M.2 2280 / M-Key / PCIe 5.0 x4

The Predator GM9000 M.2 PCIe Gen5 SSD makes use of the same NAND controller (SM2508) as the Kingston G5 model so a direct comparison is unavoidable and well, even though they do exchange blows in some tests the latter is slightly faster and also features higher endurance numbers. This is obviously due to the different NAND flash used (Micron B58R 2400MT/s - Kioxia BiCS8 3200MT/s) and possibly some firmware differences as well. That being said even though the end user will never spot these differences during daily use cost is usually what determines which path potential buyers should take.

The Acer Predator GM9000 is the first drive that we review that's based on the new PCI-Express 5.0 Silicon Motion SM2508 controller. One of its design goals was to reduce power consumption, to bring heat output down, so that it can run without a fan-cooled heatsink.

It’s pretty rare that I might use the word perfection when it comes to SSDs. There is always somewhere that an SSD can be improved upon just a bit. Our report today is of an SSD that is not yet available in North America. It is the first available ‘international’ retail SSD with the newest Silicon Motion SM2508 controller and the number of people asking for release of such an SSD in North America is massive. It is the third SSD that we have reviewed with this brand new SMI 2508 Gen5 8-channel NVMe SSD controller, all three reports showing what can be done with different NAND flash memory. Introducing the Predator GM9000 Gen5 NVMe 2TB SSD.