The Optimus GX 7100 uses a power-efficient architecture: average draw is 3.7 W when reading and 3.9 W when writing, and just 0.005 W in sleep. In a laptop that means the drive does not run hot or waste charge, so you can finish the game or project before you need the charger. The drive measures 22 × 80 × 2.38 mm and weighs only 5.8 g.
Sequential reads of up to 7250 MB/s and writes of up to 6900 MB/s shorten game loading and the installation of large updates. In 4K random reads the drive reaches up to 1 million IOPS and up to 1.4 million in random writes, which keeps the system responsive and helps reduce in-game stutter. SanDisk lists support for Microsoft DirectStorage, which newer games use to load faster.
The 2 TB capacity leaves room for several large games along with their updates and downloadable content, so you do not have to keep deleting older titles. The drive uses SanDisk eighth-generation BiCS TLC 3D CBA NAND and SLC caching, SanDisk nCache, which accelerates short write bursts. It is rated for 1200 TBW with a mean time between failures of 1,750,000 hours.
The downloadable SanDisk Dashboard app (Windows only) keeps firmware up to date, monitors drive performance and switches on Game Mode. Acronis True Image for SanDisk helps move the contents of your old drive, system included, to the new one. On security, SanDisk lists hardware encryption and the TCG Pyrite standard. The supported operating system is Windows 11, and the operating range is 0–85 °C.
The GX 7100 is aimed mainly at gaming on laptops and consoles, where power efficiency and low heat matter. Drives in the higher GX PRO series target desktops and creative work and support TCG Opal encryption. Even so, the GX 7100 offers writes of up to 6900 MB/s and 4K random writes of up to 1.4 million IOPS, which comfortably cover what a gamer needs.
Gaming laptop owners who want a faster, larger drive without giving up battery life; users of a game console or handheld PC with an M.2 2280 slot; owners of thin laptops where low heat matters; and gamers who need 2 TB of room for new titles and their updates.
| Brand | SANDISK |
|---|---|
| Model name | Optimus GX 7100 |
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| TBW rating | 1200 |
| Component for | Notebook/Game console |
| Market segment | Gaming |
| Operating shock | 1500 |
| Random read (4KB) | 1000000 |
| Random write (4KB) | 1400000 |
| Operating vibration | 5 |
| Non-operating vibration | 4.9 |
| PCI Express interface data lanes | x4 |
| Mean time between failures (MTBF) | 1750000 |
| EAN | 619659232115 |
| Memory type | TLC 3D NAND |
|---|
| SSD capacity | 2000 GB |
|---|---|
| SSD form factor | M.2 |
| NVMe | Yes |
| M.2 SSD size | 2280 (22 x 80 mm) |
| NVMe version | 2.0 |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 85 |
| Security algorithms | TCG Pyrite |
|---|
| Hardware encryption | Yes |
|---|---|
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 11 |
| Power consumption (sleep) | 0.005 |
|---|---|
| Average power consumption (read) | 3.7 |
| Average power consumption (write) | 3.9 |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 – 85 °C |
|---|---|
| Read speed | 7250 |
| Write speed | 6900 |
| Width | 22 mm |
|---|---|
| Depth | 80 mm |
| Height | 2.38 mm |
| Weight | 5.8 g |
If the laptop has an M.2 2280 slot with NVMe support, yes. SanDisk lists laptops and game consoles as the intended uses, and the drive has no heatsink and is only 2.38 mm thick.
The drive is M.2 2280 in length. Many handheld consoles use a shorter M.2 slot, so check first whether your device has room for an 80 mm drive.
SanDisk offers Acronis True Image for SanDisk, which clones your old drive, including Windows and installed programs, onto the new one.
Yes, a PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive also works in a PCIe 3.0 M.2 slot, but speed is limited by the slot's bandwidth. The full 7250 MB/s is available in a PCIe 4.0 slot.
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