Acer FA200 4TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD Review

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Throughput Benchmarks (SEQ and RND)

CrystalDiskMark

We are using CrystalDiskMark to benchmark sequential and random throughput of read and write performance. For these NVMe SSDs, we are using the NVMe profile in CrystalDiskMark. This tests SEQ1M Q8T1, SEQ128K Q32T1, RND4K Q32T16, and RND4K Q1T1.

CrystalDiskMark Screenshot
CrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 Performance Graph

The Acer FA200 4TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD has a rated sequential read speed of 7,100MB/s and a rated sequential write speed of 6,100MB/s. In our CrystalDiskMark testing, SEQ1M Q8T1, we are achieving that performance and more, surpassing the rated speed actually. The Acer FA200 4TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD is hitting 7,296MB/s read and 6,323MB/s write, so it is definitely working as advertised, and then some. There is no issue at all with sequential read and write performance on this SSD. It hits its target, which places it slightly above the Netac NV7000-Q QLC SSD here, with a faster write speed as well.

CrystalDiskMark SEQ128K Q32T1 Performance Graph

Again, in SEQ128K Q32T1, the achieves its rated sequential read and write speeds, surpassing the quoted speed with 7,304MB/s read and 6,245MB/s write. This again puts it slightly above the Netac NV7000-Q on performance.

CrystalDiskMark RND4K Q32T16 Performance Graph

This graph is sorted by write speed. In RND4K Q32T16 performance, the Acer FA200 4TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD shows its overall weakness compared to the grouping of SSDs here. It achieves 3,551MB/s write performance in random 4K Q32T16, which places it near the bottom of the graph, slightly faster than the Lexar NM710. It performs just under the Netac NV7000-Q, for both read and write performance.

CrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 Performance Graph

This graph is sorted by read performance. In RND4K Q1T1 performance, we again find the Acer FA200 4TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD’s weakness, at 70.31MB/s read, it is nearer to the bottom, faster than the Netac NV7000, and Lexar NM710, but slower than everything else here, even the Netac NV7000-Q. It also has quite a drag on the write performance, at just 220MB/s, it has the lowest random 4K Q1T1 write performance on this graph. Overall, random reads/writes are this drive’s weakness.

ATTO

ATTO Disk Benchmark Performance Graph

Using the popular ATTO Disk Benchmark, the Acer FA200 4TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD is hitting 6.81GB/s read and 5.71GB/s write, which does put it above the Netac NV7000-Q.

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REVIEW OVERVIEW

The FPS Review Score
8.8

SUMMARY

The Acer FA200 4TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD offers affordable PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 2.0 M.2 2280 SSD performance upwards of 7GB/s sequential read. It does this by using the Maxio MAP1602 controller, and YMTC Xtacking 3.0 3D NAND flash. This QLC-based drive shows that QLC drives have improved over time, and are viable options for large performance drives. Acer offers this in 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB capacities to give you plenty of room for your games. It exceeded sequential performance, but does show its weakness in random 4K performance due to its QLC, DRAM-less nature. It does have some real weakness when it comes to small office type workloads, but otherwise does alright for gaming, or secondary storage needs, and hey, it's affordable.
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