Netac NV7000-t 2TB SSD Review

Rating: 8.0.

The NV7000-t is the current flagship of Netac's wide range of PCIe Gen 4 and Gen 3 NVMe SSDs. It uses a 4-channel DRAM-less controller paired with 232-Layer 3D TLC NAND. We analyse the 2TB model that retails for just £120 here in the UK.

At the time of writing, the NV7000-t product line as per the company's website comprises three capacities; 512GB, 1TB and the 2TB drive we are reviewing here, but a 4TB drive has been launched very recently. A Maxiotech MAP1602A 4-channel DRAM-less design controller is powering the drive, which looks after YMTC 232-Layer 3D TLC NAND.

Netac quotes Sequential performance figures for the NV7000-t line-up as up to 7,200MB/s and 4,400MB/s for read and writes respectively for the 512GB model. Both the 1TB and 2TB drives get the same up to 7,300MB/s read figure with the 1TB drive rated up to 6,600MB/s for writes while the 2TB drive is a little faster at 6,700MB/s.

Random 4K performance is quoted for the 512GB drive as up to 850,000 IOPS for reads and up to 600,000 IOPS for writes. The 1TB and 2TB drives have the same up to 700,000 IOPS for writes figure. When it comes to random reads the 1TB drive is the fastest model at up to 1,000,000 IOPS with the 2TB drive rated up to 900,000 IOPS.

Endurance wise the 2TB drive is rated at up to 1,280 TBW with the 1TB drive at 640TBW and the 512GB model at 320TBW and Netac back the drive with a 5-year warranty.

Physical Specifications:

• Usable Capacities:  2TB.
• NAND Components: YMTC 232-Layer 3D TLC NAND.
• NAND Controller: Maxiotech MAP1602A, 4-channel.
• Cache: None,  uses Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB) technology.
• Interface: PCIe Gen 4 x4, NVMe 1.4.
• Form Factor: M.2, 2280.
• Dimensions: 22 x 80 x 2.3mm
• Drive Weight: 8g

Firmware Version: H230827a

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