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Review Summary
The Orico O7000 2TB NVMe SSD delivers impressive speed, making it a good choice for gaming, general use, and even PS5 compatibility. It uses a DRAM-less design with Host Memory Buffer (HMB) and SLC caching to maintain solid performance, but it’s not as fast as DRAM-enabled drives for small, random tasks. At $129.99, it’s a great deal, especially with extras like a heatsink and thermal pads included.
Hours Tested: 7 hours
Overall
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Quality - 9/10
9/10
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Performance - 8.5/10
8.5/10
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Features - 9/10
9/10
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Value - 9.5/10
9.5/10
Pros
- Up to 7000MB/s Sequential Read
- Up to 6500MB/s Sequential Write
- PS5 Compatibility
- Heatsink Cooler
- 5-Year Warranty
- Overall good performance
Cons
- DRAM-less design
I have tested Orico’s high end NVMe SSD named O7000 2TB. This is a PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD rated for up to 7000MB/s sequential read and 6500 MB/s sequential write speeds. These SSDs are available in 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities.
These SSDs are driven by the MaxioTech MAP1602A Falcon Lite controller, which is an efficient controller suitable for DRAM-Less storage drives. This SSD has YMTC 236-layer 3D NAND. This SSD is sent with QLC or TLC randomly, and the customer has no say in it.
The 2TB variant is listed at USD 129.99, and it comes with a five-year warranty.
Key Takeaways
- The Orico O7000 2TB NVMe SSD is a high-speed PCIe Gen4 drive with read and write speeds of up to 7000MB/s and 6500MB/s.
- You should buy the Orico O7000 2TB NVMe SSD if you want an all-rounder that delivers solid performance, compatibility with PS5, and offers good value at an affordable price.
- You should skip the Orico O7000 2TB NVMe SSD if you want your drive to have onboard DRAM or if you’re after high 4K random speeds.
The salient specifications include:
| Capacity | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | NVMe 1.4 PCIe Gen 4×4 |
| Controller | MaxioTech MAP1602A |
| NAND | 3D TLC/QLC NAND |
| DRAM Cache Size | N/A. HMB |
| NAND Cache Size | Dynamic SLC |
| TBW | 2400 |
| MTBF | N/A |
| Sequential Read | Up to 7000MB/s |
| Sequential Write | Up to 6500MB/s |
| 4K Random Read | Up to 1000K |
| 4K Random Write | Up to 800K |
How Is The Orico O7000 2TB Different?
The Orico O7000 2TB NVMe SSD utilizes the highly efficient MPA1602A controller from MaxioTech. Since this is a DRAM-less design, the controller makes the best use of it and provides good real-world performance while remaining energy efficient. This makes this SSD a good candidate for your PS5 console.
Packaging And Unboxing
The drive is shipped inside a paperboard packing box that has a black and gold color theme. There is a transparent container inside that holds the drive. The following are provided:
- 1x SSD
- 1x Installation Manual
- 1x Screw
- 1x Screwdriver
- 2x Thermal Pads
- 1x SSD Aluminum Cooler
Design
There is a black and gold color sticker on the top of the SSD. O7000 is printed along with the Orico brand name. This SSD has a dimension of 22x80x2mm without the provided heatsink.
This SSD is compatible with Sony Play Station 5 as its height is less than 11.25mm height supported by the console. This is a PCIe Gen 4×4 drive. The drive has an M.2 2280 form factor using M Key Type.
The backside of the package has a sticker that shows the part number and serial number of the drive along with its capacity which is 2TB (2000GB). The drive is made in China. The drive conforms to the NVMe 1.4 protocol.
The drive supports S.M.A.R.T, TRIM, and NCQ features. It seems like this drive does not provide an AES encryption feature. No other data is available on the manufacturer’s website. This SSD has components on one side; hence, it is a single-sided storage solution.
What About The Internals?
MaxioTech MAP1602A is the main driving force of this SSD. This controller is based on ARM 32-bit Cortex R5 chip and it has 4 channels. This drive has a 2x die package from YMTC in the form of 232-layer 3D NAND flash chips. These packages operate at 2400MT/s.
There is no DRAM chip on this SSD, hence this controller. This is a DRAM-Less design and it uses HMB and SLC caching to make up for no dedicated DRAM chip. HMB simply means that this SSD will use your PC’s main memory and SLC means it will dedicate some free space on the SSD for caching.
Testing
The below-mentioned test build is used:
- Intel i7 13700k
- Alphacool Custom Loop for CPU Cooling
- MSI Z790 ACE MAX WiFi
- XPG Lancer RGB DDR5 7200MHz, CL34 Kit
- GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 VISION OC [For Display]
- Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 2TB NVMe SSD [OS Drive]
- Fractal Design ION+ 2 860W Platinum PSU
- Thermaltake Core P6 TG Snow Edition in an open frame layout
We have used the following software:
- AS SSD
- ATTO Disk Benchmark
- CrystalDiskMark
- Anvil Pro Storage Utilities 1.1.0
- DiskBench
- Blackmagic Disk Benchmark
- 3DMARK Storage Benchmark
- PCMARK10 Storage Benchmark
Microsoft Windows 11 23H2 is used for the testing.
I ran CrystalDiskInfo after installing the disk. The firmware version is SN13683. The interface is listed as NVM Express using 1.4 as standard. It also confirmed that the drive is operating at PCIe 4.0 at an x4 speed link. The supported features are S.M.A.R.T, TRIM, and VolatileWriteCache.
Test Results
CrystalDiskMark
Let’s start with three different runs of CrystalDiskMark. This is a good performance from the Orico SSD. The sequential read speed was 7109MB/s, and it was 6490MB/s sequential write. The 4K Random performance in the Q1T1 quadrant is fine as well. The overall performance in CrystalDiskMark is satisfactory.
Orico O7000 is sitting comfortably towards the top tier of the graph (MB/s, higher speeds are desirable).
ATTO Disk Benchmark
The maximum read speed on the Orico O700 2TB NVMe SSD was 6.61GB/s with a write speed of 5.92GB/s. This is a good performance from this budget SSD.
Anvil’s Storage Benchmark
Next, I ran the Anvil Storage Utilities benchmark to test the performance of the drive. This is the software in which the SSD has actually struggled but still managed to beat the Netac NVMe SSD. Probably, the DRAM-less design is showing its case.
I also ran Threaded Writes in queue depth of 32 and 64. The SSD falls short of the rated 800k IOPS in the writing department, though the margin is narrow.
Next, I ran the Threaded Reads in queue depths of 32, 64, and 128 threads. The drive again fell short of the rated 1000K IOPS by the manufacturer. This time, the margin is high.
3DMark Storage Test
3DMark Storage test is a relatively new test bench measuring the gaming-only performance of the given drive using three games. It measures the load time of the games, recording the gameplay, saving the game, and moving the game. The overall score is given in the bandwidth and access time.
This is yet another benchmark where this SSD has an average performance.
PCMARK10
We ran two tests from Storage benchmarks in this suite. These are Data Drive Benchmark and Quick System Drive Benchmark.
The Orico O7000 2TB has almost a similar performance as from Teampgroup MP44 NVMe SSD in Data Drive Benchmark.
However, the drive is behind the other two DRAM-less NVMe SSDs in the graph of the Quick System Drive benchmark.
Blackmagic Disk Benchmark
We have used the Blackmagic disk benchmark as well. This is a critical benchmark from the point of view that it monitors the three video compression coders against multiple formats and checks if the drive in hand supports that format, and if it does, then at what speed.
Real World Testing
Now, it is time for a real-world use. For that, we have used DiskBench in multiple scenarios to check the real-world data transfer rates. We prepared a data set of mixed files and folders, including compressed files.
A 97GB-sized compressed file was copied to the Orico O7000 2TB NVMe SSD. The file was then read from the DiskBench. Orico SSD has performed quite well, with 3117.897MB/s taking 30.624 seconds.
Next, I copied the same compressed file from one folder to another on the same drive. The transfer rate was 2902.379MB/s, and it took 32.898 seconds to complete this operation. The performance is still good on this SSD.
Next, we copied a folder of 220GB size containing multiple compressed files, sub-folders, and mixed files. The main folder was copied from the same drive to a destination drive on the same drive. The transfer rate was 2594.276 MB/s, and it took 1.435 minutes to complete this operation. This is still a good performance from this drive.
Ultimate Performance Tests
Next, I prepared heavy data of 530GB and repeated the copy operation. This is my torture test, and my evaluation is based on this real-world test. I also used HWInfo64 to record the drive’s sensor to see how it performed over time.
This operation was completed in 7.525 minutes at a rate of 1201.482 MB/s. The lowest this drive had in the write department was 630.142MB/s. The lowest in the read department was 507.812 MB/s. The data copy rate varied consistently throughout the operation.
Next, I wanted to see the impact on the data copy speeds, particularly the write speeds, with the drive filling up to full capacity. For that, I prepared 944GB of heavy data and repeated the copy operation.
It took 12.187 minutes to complete this operation at an average speed of 1187.511MB/s. The lowest in the read department was 76.95MB/s, and it was 657.558MB/s. The overall data copy speeds were again consistent. This is too good a performance level for this drive to have.
Gaming Load Time
This is the time when gamers are using NVMe SSDs for their games for faster loading. This is why we also test the game load times. This is done using the Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Benchmark using High settings.
It took 5.475 seconds in total to load the game, making this SSD a top performer in our graph.
Thermals
69ᵒC was the maximum temperature recorded when the simultaneous read and write operation of 944GB data was done on this drive. The ambient was 23ᵒC.
Should You Buy It
Buy It If
✅You are looking for a high-speed drive: The Orico O7000 2TB NVMe drive is rated for 7000MB/s and 6500MB/s sequential read and write, respectively.
✅You want a complete package: The Netac NV7000 2TB NVMe SSD comes with thermal pads and an aluminum cooler along with a screwdriver.
✅You have a PS5: The Orico O7000 2TB SSD has a height of 2mm, which makes it compatible with the Sony PlayStation 5.
✅You are after a budget SSD: The Orico O7000 2TB NVMe SSD costs USD 129.99, which makes it a pocket-friendly offer from the manufacturer.
Don’t Buy It If
❌You are looking for a DRAM-enabled SSD: This SSD does not have an onboard DRAM chip. Instead it relies on HMB and SLC caching for this purpose.
❌You need an SSD with better 4K Random Operations: This SSD has relatively slow random 4K reads and writes.
Final Words
O7000 is a high-performance NVMe SSD from Orico. These are available in 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities. These SSDs come with aluminum cooler and thermal pads, making these a comprehensive package, though today’s motherboards have pretty much eliminated this requirement.
The main driving force behind these drives is the MaxioTech MPA1602A controller. This is a highly efficient controller that is suitable for the DRAM-less SSDs. It has 4 channels and is based on ARM 32-bit Cortex R5 chip. There is no on-board DRAM chip, hence the low price tag.
Oricoc has employed 232-layered 3D NAND flash from YTMC. Surprisingly, Orico is shipping these SSDs in TLC and QLC configurations randomly. Users have no say so on what package they will get, and this needs to be sorted by the manufacturer. The 2TB variant has 2 NAND flash packages, each of 1TB operating at 2400 MT/s.
The drive has a dimension of 22x80x2mm. This is exclusive to the heatsink. This SSD is compatible with Sony Play Station 5. This drive features TRIM, S.M.A.R.T, and Garbage Collection. This drive is using NVMe 1.4 standard over the PCIe 4 x4 link speed.
This drive is rated for 7000MB/s sequential read and 6500MB/s sequential write. It is rated for 800K IOPS in 4K Random Read and 1000K in 4K Random Write. It has 2400 TBW. This SSD passed the sequential read and write speeds in our test but failed the rated random 4k reads and writes.
When it comes to the performance, I have observed the consistent performance throughout the testing. This SSD is quite good in real-world operations, and this is what matters in the end. Though it may have slow 4K reads and writes, it delivers a strong performance in this category, and a 5-year warranty is peace of mind, though I have no experience with their customer support.
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[Hardware Reviewer & Editor]
Meet Nauman Siddique, a highly experienced computer science graduate with more than 15 years of knowledge in technology. Nauman is an expert in the field known for his deep understanding of computer hardware.
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