Apacer AS2280F4 PCIe Gen5 1TB M.2 SSD Review

Apacer is a leading name for high-performance storage and memory, and now with the release of their new PCIe Gen5 x4 M.2 SSD, they look set to prove once again that they can deliver extreme performance for the professional and enthusiast market. The Apacer AS2280F4 promises blistering speeds of up to 12,000 MB/s sequential reads and up to 11,800 MB/s sequential writes, making it one of the fastest drives on the market today, and it’s sure to appeal to content creators and gamers around the world.

With its custom aluminium fin heatsink and mini cooling fan, taming the high temperatures that come with these flagship Gen5 drives should be easy work, ensuring this extremely fast drive can maintain those speeds without thermal throttling. Of course, that’s something we’ll be putting to the test in today’s review!

Features

• Fully compliant with NVMe 2.0 & PCIe Gen5 x4
• Extreme read/write speeds of up to 12,000MB/s and 11,800MB/s
• Features an active cooling system custom-designed for Gen5 SSDs, realizing a remarkable temperature decrease of up to 25%.
• Wide range of storage capacities, up to 4TB
• Features SLC caching, advanced wear levelling, and auto-error correction
• 5-year global warranty

Specifications