Average Bench: 386% (15th of 1072)

Based on 66 user benchmarks.  Model: Lexar SSD NM7A1 1TB

Outstanding average bench

The Lexar NM7A1 1TB averaged 285.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar NM7A1 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,094MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,948MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar NM7A1 1TB is 246%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lexar NM7A1 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 161MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 57MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 66 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,944 Read 3,086 3,915
1,302 Write 2,948 4,170
1,159 Mixed 2,054 2,515
1,230 SusWrite 2,161 3,096
575% 2,562 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.2 4K Read 57 71.7
87.5 4K Write 161 260
45.2 4K Mixed 79.4 107
273% 99 MB/s
Min Avg Max
774 DQ Read 1,296 1,846
200 DQ Write 761 1,306
452 DQ Mixed 1,094 1,540
797% 1,050 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
908GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9742
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3739 3429 3731 3347 1965 1230 MB/s
Read 3151
Write 3401
Mixed 2,257
SusWrite 2,907
660% 2,929 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 275
4K Mixed 100
366% 145 MB/s
DQ Read 1,753
DQ Write 1,219
DQ Mixed 1,454
1,094% 1,475 MB/s
913GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9742
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3653 3487 3575 3580 2068 1224 MB/s
Read 3,126
Write 3,398
Mixed 2,208
SusWrite 2,931
657% 2,916 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 272
4K Mixed 101
366% 145 MB/s
DQ Read 1,746
DQ Write 1,152
DQ Mixed 1,410
1,063% 1,436 MB/s
821GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9742
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3654 3156 3411 1228 1253 1049 MB/s
Read 3,863
Write 3,962
Mixed 2,538
SusWrite 2,292
710% 3,164 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 85.8
298% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,567
DQ Write 1,126
DQ Mixed 1,331
999% 1,342 MB/s
879GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9742
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3426 3287 3151 1220 1277 1270 MB/s
Read 3,257
Write 3,431
Mixed 2,120
SusWrite 2,272
622% 2,770 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 246
4K Mixed 101
352% 136 MB/s
DQ Read 1422
DQ Write 891
DQ Mixed 1,128
848% 1,147 MB/s
813GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9742
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3290 3328 2557 1312 1313 1237 MB/s
Read 3,488
Write 3,532
Mixed 2,366
SusWrite 2,173
649% 2,890 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 66.2
218% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 1,455
DQ Write 958
DQ Mixed 1,249
920% 1,221 MB/s
890GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9742
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2175 2170 2184 2175 2138 2163 MB/s
Read 2,899
Write 2,199
Mixed 1,785
SusWrite 2,167
507% 2,263 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 82.6
283% 98.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1171
DQ Write 450
DQ Mixed 924
653% 848 MB/s
477GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9742
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2720 1001 989 918 846 608 MB/s
Read 2,569
Write 3,634
Mixed 2,301
SusWrite 1,180
546% 2,421 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 90.1
314% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,142
DQ Write 732
DQ Mixed 906
684% 927 MB/s
850GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9742
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1856 1515 1195 1549 1549 1422 MB/s
Read 3,025
Write 1,897
Mixed 1601
SusWrite 1,514
447% 2,009 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 32.6
4K Mixed 41.9
156% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 698
DQ Write 43.7
DQ Mixed 62.8
123% 268 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,841,570 SSDs tested

Typical NM7A1 1TB Builds (Compare 46 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 97%
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Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

System: Geekom Mini IT12

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