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NM790 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2023.

Average Bench: 407% (12th of 1072)

Based on 1,413 user benchmarks.  Model: Lexar SSD NM790 1TB
Poor: 261%Average: 407% Great: 540%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lexar NM790 1TB averaged 307.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar NM790 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,267MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,689MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar NM790 1TB is 278%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lexar NM790 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 167MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 65.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,413 samples)
Rank 12407%
Min Avg Max
1,892 Read 3,516 4,533
1,619 Write 3,689 4,900
1,404 Mixed 2,716 3,368
1,182 SusWrite 1,919 2,770
665% 2,960 MB/s
Min Avg Max
46.5 4K Read 65.2 84.2
81.4 4K Write 167 276
56.9 4K Mixed 88.3 123
300% 107 MB/s
Min Avg Max
911 DQ Read 1,516 2,212
394 DQ Write 1,021 1,594
623 DQ Mixed 1,267 1,673
946% 1,268 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
699GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11296
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3965 3861 1442 999 953 821 MB/s
469% Outstanding
Read 4,356
Write 4603
Mixed 3,216
SusWrite 2,007
795% 3,546 MB/s
4K Read 66.7
4K Write 203
4K Mixed 96.3
332% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 1,729
DQ Write 1,379
DQ Mixed 1,600
1,185% 1,569 MB/s
759GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11296
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4452 1145 736 651 635 623 MB/s
459% Outstanding
Read 4,392
Write 4,866
Mixed 3,334
SusWrite 1,374
783% 3,492 MB/s
4K Read 84.8
4K Write 253
4K Mixed 124
421% 154 MB/s
DQ Read 1,797
DQ Write 1,274
DQ Mixed 1,613
1,184% 1,561 MB/s
911GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11296
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3578 3510 3502 2059 1543 1486 MB/s
458% Outstanding
Read 3879
Write 3,896
Mixed 2,837
SusWrite 2,613
743% 3,306 MB/s
4K Read 55.7
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 72.9
249% 87.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,898
DQ Write 1,105
DQ Mixed 1,649
1,188% 1,551 MB/s
727GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11296
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3776 2361 1327 1337 920 917 MB/s
424% Outstanding
Read 4,264
Write 4552
Mixed 3,209
SusWrite 1,773
774% 3,450 MB/s
4K Read 72.1
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 96.9
323% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,265
DQ Write 738
DQ Mixed 1,116
800% 1,040 MB/s
878GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11296
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2102 2785 2903 2952 1993 1545 MB/s
381% Outstanding
Read 3,499
Write 3,313
Mixed 2,654
SusWrite 2,380
665% 2,961 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 54.5
174% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1195
DQ Write 670
DQ Mixed 1,092
770% 986 MB/s
521GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11296
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2635 2249 1368 1013 710 639 MB/s
370% Outstanding
Read 3,710
Write 3,601
Mixed 2,942
SusWrite 1,436
655% 2,922 MB/s
4K Read 59.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 73.9
242% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,645
DQ Write 998
DQ Mixed 1068
864% 1,237 MB/s
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Typical NM790 1TB Builds (Compare 134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 282%
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Desktop
Desktop 120%
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Workstation
Workstation 306%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B760M GAMING X AX

CPU
Core i5-13600KFIntel  $242Bench 122%, 24,875 samples25x
Core i5-13400FIntel  $186Bench 106%, 5,603 samples22x
Core i5-14600KFIntel  $295Bench 124%, 2,234 samples17x
GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $651Bench 240%, 46,082 samples31x
RTX 4070Nvidia  $539Bench 190%, 45,585 samples23x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia  $385Bench 145%, 17,450 samples21x
SSD
NM790 1TBLexarBench 407%, 1,413 samples11x
RAM
AX5U6000C4016G-DCLAR 2x16GBAdataBench 173%, 437 samples26x
KF560C36-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 146%, 549 samples6x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $893

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