Does Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54-52H2 support M.2 PCIe nvme Gen 4x4 SSD?

Heman · December 2022

I was planning to buy Crucial P5 Plus 1TB PCIe M.2 2280SS gaming SSD and it has NVMe (PCIe Gen 4x4). Does this work on Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54-52H2? Any alternate suggestions?

brummyfan2 · December 2022

Hi,

Yes, it will work because Gen 4 SSDs are backward compatible with Gen 3 capable motherboards, your laptop has Gen 3 SSD support, so it will run at Gen 3 speeds only and your system will not achieve the higher speeds advertised by the retailers.

I would suggest a Samsung 970 Evo plus 1TB or a Samsung 980 1TB as an alternative.

Acer Nitro AN515-54 Performance Results - UserBenchmark

brummyfan2 · December 2022

Hi,

Yes, it will work because Gen 4 SSDs are backward compatible with Gen 3 capable motherboards, your laptop has Gen 3 SSD support, so it will run at Gen 3 speeds only and your system will not achieve the higher speeds advertised by the retailers.

I would suggest a Samsung 970 Evo plus 1TB or a Samsung 980 1TB as an alternative.

Acer Nitro AN515-54 Performance Results - UserBenchmark