Lexar

NQ100 480GB

NQ100 480GB
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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average Score -12%Read -15%, Write -5%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -34%, Mixed -1%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite 11%Peak Score -8%Read -11%, Write -2%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed 2%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment -896%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,778%Nice To Haves +24% DQ Read -79%, DQ Write -19%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read -89%, ADQ Write -20%, ADQ Mixed -24%, Age 491%, AS-SSD Total -37%

Average Bench: 83.8% (426^th of 1071)

Based on 424 user benchmarks. Model: Lexar SSD NQ100 480GB

Poor: 52%Average: 83.8% Great: 106%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Lexar NQ100 480GB averaged just 16.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar NQ100 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 209MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar NQ100 480GB is 54.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Lexar NQ100 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 173MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 329MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 424 samples)

Rank 42683.8%

Min	Avg	Max
291	Read 399	457
129	Write 386	476
108	Mixed 355	430
44.6	SusWrite 329	436
82.7% 367 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.1	4K Read 31	39
28.1	4K Write 65.2	104
17.1	4K Mixed 34.2	44.9
125% 43.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
140	DQ Read 173	205
50.6	DQ Write 241	302
48.8	DQ Mixed 209	255
157% 208 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 6 days ago.

430GB free

Firmware: SN12155

SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 433 434 438 434 432 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 471

Mixed 432

SusWrite 440

101% 448 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 74

4K Mixed 40.7

145% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 182

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 248

186% 244 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 days ago.

414GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN15261

SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 437 437 443 440 438 MB/s

96.7% Outstanding

Write 343

Mixed 406

SusWrite 436

92% 406 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 95.2

4K Mixed 37.2

140% 53.3 MB/s

DQ Read 154

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 197

154% 207 MB/s

GBR-User, 10 days ago.

381GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN11873

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 364 363 375 378 372 MB/s

85.6% Excellent

Write 399

Mixed 393

SusWrite 366

88% 388 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 61.6

4K Mixed 34.6

123% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 186

DQ Write 239

DQ Mixed 245

176% 224 MB/s

EGY-User, 8 days ago.

418GB free

Firmware: SN11873

SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 323 323 310 325 338 MB/s

83.1% Excellent

Write 378

Mixed 364

SusWrite 316

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 64.7

4K Mixed 33.9

124% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 189

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 248

182% 235 MB/s

PAN-User, 4 days ago.

202GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 873

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 376 384 381 379 381 MB/s

81.4% Excellent

Write 407

Mixed 377

SusWrite 385

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 48.9

4K Mixed 30.8

100% 34.2 MB/s

DQ Read 194

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 259

190% 246 MB/s

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 32%

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System: Nuklonas Deka H65Sn

CPU
Core i5-6600Intel $128Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	11x
Core i5-6400Intel $76Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	5x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	6x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	5x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	3x

SSD
NQ100 480GBLexarBench 84%, 424 samples	9x

RAM
Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 68%, 7,794 samples	3x
PSD48G240081 2x8GBPatriotBench 75%, 3,770 samples	3x
M378A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 42%, 5,600 samples	2x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $258

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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NQ100 480GB

Average Bench: 83.8% (426^th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 83.8% (426th of 1071)

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