{"data":{"slug":"biwin-black-opal-nv7400","type":"ssd","brand":"Biwin","name":"Black Opal NV7400","aliases":["Black Opal NV7400 Gen4 SSD","Biwin NV7400","NV7400"],"release_date":"2024-11","url":"https://arkivo.dev/ssds/biwin-black-opal-nv7400","specs":{"series":"Black Opal","model_numbers":["BNV7400512G-RGX","BNV740001TB-RGX","BNV740002TB-RGX"],"gtins":["887184019000","887184019017","887184019024","887184019031"],"announce_date":null,"status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":null,"manufacturer_url":"https://www.biwintech.com/product/nv7400-ssd/","spec_sheet_url":"https://www.biwintech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Black-Opal-NV7400-Specifications-1.pdf","manual_url":"https://www.biwintech.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Biwin-PCIe-SSD-User-Manual_EN_CH_JP_ZH-TW_FR_DE.pdf","eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":5,"form_factor":"m2_2280","storage_gb":[512,1000,2000,4000],"interface":"pcie_nvme","pcie_gen":4,"pcie_lanes":4,"nvme_version":"2.0","cable_detachable":null,"controller":"Maxio MAP1602A","nand_type":"tlc","nand_flash":"Micron B58R TLC","nand_layers":232,"dram_cache":"hmb","dram_cache_gb":null,"pcb_sides":"single_sided","seq_read_mbs":7450,"seq_write_mbs":6500,"random_read_iops":1000000,"random_write_iops":900000,"endurance_tbw":2000,"mtbf_h":1500000,"operating_temperature_c":{"min_c":0,"max_c":70},"power_consumption_read_w":null,"power_consumption_write_w":null,"power_consumption_max_w":6.5,"power_consumption_average_mw":null,"power_consumption_idle_mw":null,"power_consumption_sleep_mw":null,"measured_seq_read_mbs":null,"measured_seq_write_mbs":null,"measured_random_read_q1_mbs":null,"measured_random_write_q1_mbs":null,"measured_slc_cache_gb":339,"measured_post_cache_write_mbs":2600,"benchmark_3dmark_storage":null,"measured_max_temp_c":null,"measured_power_idle_mw":714,"heatsink":["bare"],"rgb_lighting":null,"ip_rating":null,"drop_test_height_m":null,"security_features":null,"software_name":"Biwin Intelligence","compatible_platforms":["pc","ps5"],"dimensions_mm":{"length_mm":80,"width_mm":22,"height_mm":2.45},"weight_g":9,"in_the_box":["SSD","Screw","Manual"],"cables_included":null},"variants":[{"model_number":"BNV7400512G-RGX","gtin":"887184019000","storage_gb":[512],"heatsink":["bare"],"seq_read_mbs":7050,"seq_write_mbs":4200,"random_read_iops":800000,"random_write_iops":800000,"endurance_tbw":500},{"model_number":"BNV740001TB-RGX","gtin":"887184019017","storage_gb":[1000],"heatsink":["bare"],"seq_read_mbs":7400,"seq_write_mbs":6500,"random_read_iops":1000000,"random_write_iops":900000,"endurance_tbw":1000},{"model_number":"BNV740002TB-RGX","gtin":"887184019024","storage_gb":[2000],"heatsink":["bare"],"seq_read_mbs":7450,"seq_write_mbs":6500,"random_read_iops":1000000,"random_write_iops":900000,"endurance_tbw":2000,"measured_slc_cache_gb":339,"measured_post_cache_write_mbs":2600,"measured_power_idle_mw":714},{"gtin":"887184019031","storage_gb":[4000],"heatsink":["bare"],"seq_read_mbs":7400,"seq_write_mbs":6500,"random_read_iops":900000,"random_write_iops":900000,"endurance_tbw":4000,"measured_seq_read_mbs":7126,"measured_seq_write_mbs":6394,"measured_random_read_q1_mbs":94.72,"measured_random_write_q1_mbs":373.6}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.biwintech.com/product/nv7400-ssd/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["series","manufacturer_url","status","form_factor","storage_gb","interface","pcie_gen","pcie_lanes","nvme_version","nand_type","dram_cache","pcb_sides","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","random_read_iops","random_write_iops","endurance_tbw","mtbf_h","operating_temperature_c","warranty_years","software_name","compatible_platforms","heatsink","dimensions_mm","weight_g","variants"],"notes":{"series":"Page lists the drive under Black Opal: Gaming","status":"Page links Amazon US and Amazon UK listings. The Amazon US 2TB listing was in stock on 2026-10-16","nand_type":"Page reads high-quality 3D TLC NAND flash","dram_cache":"Spec table reads DRAM-less. The text says the drive uses HMB (host memory buffer) with SRAM and Smart Cache, so HMB is stored","pcb_sides":"Dimensions row and text read standard M.2 2280 single-sided design","compatible_platforms":"Text reads broadly compatible with desktops, ultrabooks and gaming laptops, and says the drive can expand and upgrade PS5 storage. No operating system is named, so PC is stored. The maker lists the bare drive with a 0.5 mm graphene thermal pad (no heatsink) for the PS5","software_name":"Page offers the Biwin Intelligence download (Windows)","heatsink":"Page names a graphene thermal pad and no heatsink. A separate NV7400 Heatsink model with RGB lighting appears only in a Chinese spec sheet from cn.biwintech.com and was not stored","warranty_years":"5-year limited warranty, or until the TBW is reached, whichever comes first","variants":"Four capacities. The 2TB row repeats the base values. The page and the spec sheet give the same per-capacity table"}},{"url":"https://www.biwintech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Black-Opal-NV7400-Specifications-1.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["spec_sheet_url","form_factor","storage_gb","interface","pcie_gen","pcie_lanes","nvme_version","dram_cache","pcb_sides","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","random_read_iops","random_write_iops","endurance_tbw","mtbf_h","operating_temperature_c","warranty_years","dimensions_mm","weight_g","variants"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"English two-page spec sheet, PDF dated 2025-09-12 (the page lists it as 2025-09-14)","seq_read_mbs":"Up to values, tested by BIWIN labs, host and tool not stated: 512GB 7,050 MB/s, 1TB 7,400, 2TB 7,450, 4TB 7,400. The base is the 2TB model","seq_write_mbs":"512GB 4,200 MB/s, 1TB 6,500, 2TB 6,500, 4TB 6,500","random_read_iops":"512GB 800K IOPS, 1TB 1,000K, 2TB 1,000K, 4TB 900K. Queue depth is not stated","random_write_iops":"512GB 800K IOPS, 1TB 900K, 2TB 900K, 4TB 900K","endurance_tbw":"Warranty row: 5-Year / 500 TBW (512GB), 1000 TBW (1TB), 2000 TBW (2TB), 4000 TBW (4TB)","mtbf_h":"Published as MTBF, 1,500,000 hours, from internal Telcordia stress testing","operating_temperature_c":"0 to 70 C. Storage range of -40 to 85 C is not stored","dimensions_mm":"80.00 x 22.00 x 2.45 mm (single-sided), the same for all capacities","weight_g":"Published as 9 g or less, so 9 is the stored maximum","nvme_version":"Interface row reads PCIe Gen4x4, NVMe 2.0","dram_cache":"DRAM Cache row reads DRAM-less. HMB comes from the product page","variants":"Per-capacity speeds, IOPS and TBW. A China-market spec sheet (cn.biwintech.com, September 2025) lists different values for the 512GB and 1TB (1TB 7,200 read and 4,800 write, 800K IOPS) and 900K 2TB random write. The English sheet matches the product page, Tom's Hardware and the Amazon comparison table, so it is used"}},{"url":"https://www.biwintech.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Biwin-PCIe-SSD-User-Manual_EN_CH_JP_ZH-TW_FR_DE.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["manual_url","warranty_years"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Biwin PCIe SSD Quick Start Guide, English and five other languages, PDF created 2026-03-20. It covers all Biwin PCIe SSDs and does not name the NV7400","warranty_years":"Warranty statement: the period ends at the earlier of the warranty term or the TBW threshold. The 5-year term comes from the spec sheet"}},{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20241109193145/https://www.biwintech.com/product/nv7400-ssd/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Earliest Internet Archive capture of the Biwin product page, 2024-11-09. It already shows the full spec table with 7,450 MB/s reads and a 2024 copyright line. The Biwin spec sheet was first published under wp-content/uploads/2024/10, which points to October 2024. The month is approximate"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/biwin-black-opal-nv7400-2tb-ssd-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["controller","nand_flash","nand_layers","nand_type","dram_cache","pcb_sides","power_consumption_max_w","software_name","heatsink"],"notes":{"controller":"Spec table reads Maxio MAP1602 for all capacities. The text calls it a four-channel DRAM-less controller. TheSSDReview names the A revision, MAP1602A, which is stored to match other drives in the catalog","nand_flash":"Spec table reads Micron 232-Layer TLC (B58R). The packages are labelled BW29F4T08EMLCHQM, and the review says the 29 marks Micron or Intel IMFT flash","nand_layers":"Spec table reads Micron 232-Layer TLC (B58R)","dram_cache":"Spec table lists DRAM as N/A (HMB) for all capacities","pcb_sides":"Review: the NV7400 is a single-sided drive at all capacities","power_consumption_max_w":"Review text: the label reads 3.3V/2.0A and this matches the highest power state, which is pegged at 6.50W. The maker does not publish a power figure. TheSSDReview also reads an active power maximum of 6.5 watts","software_name":"Review names Biwin Intelligence as the drive's software","heatsink":"Review says the drive should operate fine without a heatsink and sees only a graphene label on the sample"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/biwin-black-opal-nv7400-2tb-ssd-review/2","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["measured_slc_cache_gb","measured_post_cache_write_mbs","measured_power_idle_mw","variants"],"notes":{"measured_slc_cache_gb":"2TB sample. Iometer sequential write for 15 minutes, 1MiB blocks, queue depth 32: 5.84 GB/s for 58 seconds, which the review calls a 339GB cache. Drive prefilled to 50 percent and tested as a secondary device. Intel Core i9-12900K on an Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, Windows 11 Pro, active cooling unless noted","measured_post_cache_write_mbs":"2TB sample. Review text: after the cache the drive writes to TLC at around 2.6 GB/s, stored as 2600. The chart shows the line settle near 2,600 MB/s. The folding state below 900 MB/s and the 15 minute average of 1,344 MB/s are not stored","measured_power_idle_mw":"2TB sample, read from chart. Quarch PPM idle power with ASPM and LPM disabled, 714 mW","variants":"Measured values in the 2TB row. The review polls the composite sensor at about 22 C ambient and says the drive barely got above 50 C with no number, so the highest temperature is left empty"}},{"url":"https://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/nvme/biwin-black-opal-4tb-nv7400-gen4-ssd-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["controller","nand_flash","nand_layers","power_consumption_max_w","in_the_box","release_date"],"notes":{"controller":"Review dated 2025-03-09: Maxiotek MAP1602A Falcon Lite, a four-channel Gen4 NVMe controller at 2400MT/s","nand_flash":"Four pieces of Micron 232-layer B58R 3D TLC. The review corrects its first report of YMTC flash, after Biwin said early samples used YMTC and the final product uses Micron","nand_layers":"232-layer B58R","power_consumption_max_w":"Review text: active power maximum of 6.5 watts","in_the_box":"Review says an installation screw and a screwdriver are in the package. The Amazon listings name a screw and a manual, so only those are stored","release_date":"The first review, 2025-03-09, says the NV7400 was not yet sold in North America. The drive was already on the maker's site in November 2024"}},{"url":"https://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/nvme/biwin-black-opal-4tb-nv7400-gen4-ssd-review/3/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"4TB row measured values. 4TB sample, CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 screenshot, 5 runs, 1GiB test file, empty drive (D: 0 percent). SEQ1M Q8T1 read 7126.32 and write 6394.31 MB/s, stored as 7126 and 6394. RND4K Q1T1 read 94.72 and write 373.60 MB/s. The IOPS screenshot reads 23124.27 and 91211.91 IOPS. KitGuru has not reviewed the NV7400 and Tom's Hardware prints other CrystalDiskMark tests, so this reviewer is used as the field rule allows. Platform: Intel Core Ultra 9 on a Z890 board"}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM23JKXC","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["gtins","model_numbers","status","heatsink","variants"],"notes":{"heatsink":"Listing bullet reads PMIC power management and graphite heat sink, and a 0.5mm graphene aluminium heat sink. The maker's page and both reviews show only a graphene thermal label on the drive and no heatsink, so bare is stored","gtins":"2TB listing, UPC 887184019024","model_numbers":"Listing reads Built-In Media NV7400-2TB. The maker-style part number BNV740002TB-RGX is on the Amazon UK 2TB listing","status":"Amazon US NV7400 2TB listing in stock on 2026-10-16, sold by BIWIN Tech","variants":"2TB row GTIN. The listing comparison table matches the spec sheet for 1TB, 2TB and 4TB: 7400, 7450 and 7400 MB/s read, 6500 MB/s write, 1000K and 900K IOPS read, 900K IOPS write"}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7NRNH59","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["gtins","model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"512GB listing, UPC 887184019000","model_numbers":"512GB listing reads Mfr Part Number BNV7400512G-RGX","variants":"512GB row model number and GTIN"}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DM1R7KHZ","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["gtins","model_numbers","in_the_box","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"1TB listing, UPC 887184019017","model_numbers":"1TB listing reads Model Name BNV740001TB-RGX","in_the_box":"Box Contents reads SSD, SSD Body, Screw, Manual. SSD Body repeats SSD, so SSD, Screw and Manual are stored","variants":"1TB row model number and GTIN"}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DM23JKXC","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"2TB listing reads Model Name BNV740002TB-RGX","variants":"2TB row model number"}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DM1R7KJ1","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["gtins","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"4TB listing, UPC 887184019031. The listing's Model Name field reads V74000, which is cut off, so no 4TB model number is stored","variants":"4TB row GTIN"}}],"fields_filled":37,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}