ORICO e7400 M.2 NVMe SSD - 1TB / PS5 Compatible / PCIe Gen4.0 x4 / Up to 7,400MB/s Read and 6,600MB/s Write Speeds / ORICO-e7400-1TB-GD-BP + FREE DELIVERY !

The ORICO e7400 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD runs on a PCIe Gen 4 x4 interface, reaching up to 7,400MB/s read and 6,600MB/s write. That translates into faster boots, snappier app launches and shorter game load times on desktops, laptops and consoles. It is fully PS5 compatible, so the same drive can serve a gaming PC or a console upgrade.

The e7400 is an M.2 NVMe solid-state drive that connects over a PCIe 4.0 x4 link, the full-width Gen4 path rather than a narrower x2 connection. This 1TB unit is one of four capacities ORICO builds in the range, so the same drive design scales from a boot disk to a full library drive.

Sequential reads reach up to 7,400MB/s on a PCIe 4.0 slot, which is the figure that governs how quickly large game assets and project files are pulled off the drive. In practice that means a stutter-free workflow across gaming, content creation and everyday tasks rather than waiting on storage.

The labelled read and write figures come from ORICO laboratory tests run under specific conditions. Real-world speeds vary with the hardware in the system, the software moving the data and the size of the files involved, so a slot sharing bandwidth or a batch of small files will not match the sequential peak.

Displayed capacity differs from the nominal value because the factory counts in decimal and the operating system counts in binary. Flash storage typically shows about 90% of its nominal figure once formatted, so a 16GB nominal drive reports roughly 14.4GB usable. Keeping backups of important files remains good practice on any drive.

On the write side the e7400 is rated up to 6,600MB/s, the figure that matters when copying files onto the drive rather than reading from it. That is what shortens large file copies, game installs and video exports, and it is the half of the specification that a Gen3 drive gives up first.

Each ORICO SSD goes through strict factory testing at the factory, the step that catches modules which do not hold their rated behaviour. For a drive that will hold an operating system and a game library, consistency between units matters as much as the peak number on the box.

The e7400 supports TRIM, S.M.A.R.T. and other optimisation technologies aimed at long-term stability. TRIM keeps write performance from degrading as the drive fills and empties, while S.M.A.R.T. exposes the drive's own health data to monitoring tools in Windows or a console's storage utilities.

Installation is a two-step job: slide the M.2 module into the slot at an angle and secure it with the retaining screw. No cables, brackets or drive bays are involved, which is what makes an M.2 SSD the simplest upgrade in a desktop, a laptop or a console's expansion bay.

The e7400 is built for desktops, laptops and game consoles alike, and it is compatible with mainstream operating systems, so deployment is not tied to one platform. A drive bought for a PC today can move into a console or a second machine later without a format-and-hope exercise.

HMB and a dynamic SLC cache work together to accelerate boots, application launches and game loads while sustaining high read and write speeds. HMB borrows a slice of system memory for the drive's mapping tables, and the SLC cache absorbs bursts of incoming writes so a large copy does not stall halfway.

The e7400 series spans 512GB to 4TB, so the same drive design covers everyday needs, creative workloads and large game libraries. Choosing capacity is mostly a question of how much of the library stays installed: a 512GB drive suits a boot disk, while the larger options hold entire collections.

The e7400 uses reliable 3D NAND, an architecture that stacks memory cells in layers and reads across them in parallel. That parallel access is what reduces latency and improves responsiveness compared with a flatter arrangement, and it is the foundation the drive's sustained throughput is built on.

A MAP1602 controller runs the drive, supporting 2400MT/s NAND without overclocking and driving the full PCIe Gen4 x4 interface. Running the NAND inside its rated envelope rather than pushing it is what keeps performance consistent across a long session instead of only in a short benchmark run.

The PCIe 4.0 x4 interface is what delivers faster startups, quicker application loads and high-speed file transfers on a supported board. Doubling the per-lane bandwidth over Gen 3 lifts the ceiling on everything the drive does, which is why the interface matters as much as the flash behind it.

A slim graphene heat spreader handles thermal control on the module itself, dispersing heat efficiently without adding bulk to the drive. Keeping the thermal solution thin is what lets an intelligent cooling design sit on a module that still has to fit desktops, laptops and consoles alike.

1TB is the balanced capacity point: enough for modern games, school work and media without the constant clean-up cycle that a smaller drive forces. It leaves room for an operating system, a working set of installed titles and a media library on one module rather than splitting them across drives.

The e7400 works on Gen 3 platforms at their respective interface speeds, so an older board is not a barrier to fitting it. The drive runs at whatever the slot supports and then reaches its full rated speeds if it is later moved into a Gen 4 system, which makes it a safe upgrade to buy ahead of a rebuild.

Thermal control is what protects the drive from heat-related throttling, the point where a fast SSD quietly drops its speed to cool down. The e7400's thermal design keeps performance consistent through long transfers and extended sessions, which is where a sustained workload separates from a short burst.

The e7400 works with the PS5 as well as desktops and laptops. On the console it goes into the M.2 expansion bay, where it unlocks faster loading in supported titles and adds storage alongside the internal drive rather than replacing it.

Gen4 x4 throughput is felt most on the big jobs: map loads, bulk file copies and video edits where the source footage is read straight off the drive. Ultra-fast transfers and low latency keep gaming, professional workloads and content creation responsive instead of leaving the system waiting on storage.