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NM790 1TB

NM790 1TB
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MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -33%Effective Speed -33%Average Score -29%Read -16%, Write -24%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite -72%Peak Score -57%Read -31%, Write -32%, 4K Read -128%, 4K Write -31%, Mixed -39%, 4K Mixed -75%, SusWrite -67%Value & Sentiment -358%User Rating -37%, Market Share -680%Nice To Haves -14%DQ Read -8%, DQ Write -20%, DQ Mixed -25%, ADQ Read -11%, ADQ Write -23%, ADQ Mixed -16%, Age 9%, AS-SSD Total -19%

Average Bench: 409% (16^th of 1080)

Based on 2,152 user benchmarks. Model: Lexar SSD NM790 1TB

Poor: 260%Average: 409% Great: 534%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lexar NM790 1TB averaged 309.3% 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 1,283MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,751MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar NM790 1TB is 274%. 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 171MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 66.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,152 samples)

Rank 16409%

Min	Avg	Max
1,889	Read 3,608	4,532
1,695	Write 3,751	4,865
1,556	Mixed 2,778	3,358
1,165	SusWrite 1,847	2,743
673% 2,996 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
45.3	4K Read 66.4	84.4
68.9	4K Write 171	292
53.4	4K Mixed 90.7	126
307% 109 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
868	DQ Read 1,543	2,149
428	DQ Write 1,021	1,578
555	DQ Mixed 1,283	1,676
957% 1,282 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 19 hrs ago.

857GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2749 2860 1310 1228 1065 1135 MB/s

480% Outstanding

Write 4,274

Mixed 2,896

SusWrite 1,724

721% 3,213 MB/s

4K Read 76.7

4K Write 277

4K Mixed 118

414% 157 MB/s

DQ Read 2,207

DQ Write 1,780

DQ Mixed 1651

1,329% 1,880 MB/s

SGP-User, 1 day ago.

954GB free

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3378 2696 2187 2130 1773 1355 MB/s

480% Outstanding

Write 3,819

Mixed 2,872

SusWrite 2,253

710% 3,159 MB/s

4K Read 64.9

4K Write 217

4K Mixed 93.8

334% 125 MB/s

DQ Read 2,349

DQ Write 1,785

DQ Mixed 1,637

1,341% 1,924 MB/s

POL-User, 2 hrs ago.

550GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 18950

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3835 2251 757 764 707 704 MB/s

452% Outstanding

Write 4,558

Mixed 3,169

SusWrite 1,503

755% 3,366 MB/s

4K Read 70.1

4K Write 218

4K Mixed 101

351% 130 MB/s

DQ Read 2,010

DQ Write 1,699

DQ Mixed 1,804

1,365% 1,838 MB/s

SGP-User, 1 day ago.

857GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3933 1991 362 462 512 531 MB/s

421% Outstanding

Write 4448

Mixed 3,233

SusWrite 1,298

738% 3,293 MB/s

4K Read 67.4

4K Write 203

4K Mixed 95.3

332% 122 MB/s

DQ Read 1,882

DQ Write 1,359

DQ Mixed 1,645

1,223% 1,629 MB/s

ITA-User, 57 mins ago.

629GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 18950

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2122 2242 1499 1321 990 896 MB/s

388% Outstanding

Write 3,576

Mixed 2,803

SusWrite 1,511

652% 2,910 MB/s

4K Read 51.3

4K Write 73

4K Mixed 60.9

194% 61.7 MB/s

DQ Read 2,538

DQ Write 1,325

DQ Mixed 1,735

1,342% 1,866 MB/s

POL-User, 2 hrs ago.

703GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2005 1929 1526 1150 760 650 MB/s

329% Outstanding

Write 2,260

Mixed 2,198

SusWrite 1,337

467% 2,079 MB/s

4K Read 70.9

4K Write 151

4K Mixed 92.5

306% 105 MB/s

DQ Read 1,315

DQ Write 1,009

DQ Mixed 1,151

864% 1,158 MB/s

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Workstation 95%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO B760M-P DDR4 (MS-7E02)

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel $117Bench 98%, 48,886 samples	396x
Core i5-13400FIntel $155Bench 106%, 8,325 samples	181x
Core i3-12100FIntel $84Bench 94%, 11,860 samples	109x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $284Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	226x
RTX 4060Nvidia $285Bench 122%, 48,534 samples	176x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $375Bench 145%, 21,427 samples	111x

SSD
NM790 1TBLexarBench 409%, 2,152 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $53Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	89x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	47x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples	47x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $454

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Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
Intel Core i5-12400F $117	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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Lexar

NM790 1TB

Average Bench: 409% (16^th of 1080)

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NM790 1TB

Average Bench: 409% (16th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 409% (16^th of 1080)