Lexar

NM790 2TB

NM790 2TB
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Effective Speed +379% Effective Speed 379%Average Score +478% Read 687%, Write 830%, 4K Read 93%, 4K Write 99%, Mixed 682%, 4K Mixed 99%, SusWrite 856%Peak Score +533% Read 800%, Write 912%, 4K Read 98%, 4K Write 143%, Mixed 708%, 4K Mixed 116%, SusWrite 952%Value & Sentiment -50%User Rating -14%, Market Share -86%Nice To Haves +441% DQ Read 520%, DQ Write 365%, DQ Mixed 397%, ADQ Read 387%, ADQ Write 276%, ADQ Mixed 382%, Age 760%, AS-SSD Total 443%

Average Bench: 471% (3^rd of 1071)

Based on 1,835 user benchmarks. Model: Lexar SSD NM790 2TB

Poor: 291%Average: 471% Great: 626%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lexar NM790 2TB averaged 371.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar NM790 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,254MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,769MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar NM790 2TB is 335%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lexar NM790 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 174MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 66.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,835 samples)

Rank 3471%

Min	Avg	Max
1,953	Read 3,600	4,562
1,969	Write 3,769	4,908
1,687	Mixed 2,808	3,418
1,787	SusWrite 2,833	4,072
732% 3,253 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
45.6	4K Read 66.2	84.9
74.4	4K Write 174	297
55	4K Mixed 89.6	126
307% 110 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
874	DQ Read 1,589	2,274
450	DQ Write 1,085	1,666
626	DQ Mixed 1,254	1,647
958% 1,309 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

AUS-User, 12 hrs ago.

2TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3625 3630 3687 3754 3742 3579 MB/s

510% Outstanding

Write 4,126

Mixed 3,042

SusWrite 3,670

833% 3,696 MB/s

4K Read 58.1

4K Write 99.9

4K Mixed 72.3

234% 76.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,557

DQ Write 928

DQ Mixed 1,303

954% 1,262 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4275 4033 1872 1716 1278 1193 MB/s

499% Outstanding

Write 4,506

Mixed 3,016

SusWrite 2,394

787% 3,503 MB/s

4K Read 80.2

4K Write 251

4K Mixed 123

412% 151 MB/s

DQ Read 1623

DQ Write 1,128

DQ Mixed 1,282

982% 1,344 MB/s

AUS-User, 12 hrs ago.

2TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3502 3521 3486 3579 3540 3523 MB/s

496% Outstanding

Write 3,920

Mixed 2,992

SusWrite 3525

796% 3,532 MB/s

4K Read 56

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 74

240% 81.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,732

DQ Write 894

DQ Mixed 1,450

1,041% 1,359 MB/s

SGP-User, 5 hrs ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3133 3034 3227 3538 3428 2801 MB/s

474% Outstanding

Write 3,880

Mixed 2,972

SusWrite 3,194

781% 3,469 MB/s

4K Read 55.3

4K Write 96.2

4K Mixed 68.3

222% 73.3 MB/s

DQ Read 1,588

DQ Write 965

DQ Mixed 1,313

968% 1,289 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3185 3197 2972 2550 2080 2110 MB/s

417% Outstanding

Write 3,560

Mixed 2,869

SusWrite 2,682

712% 3,165 MB/s

4K Read 51.8

4K Write 81.5

4K Mixed 59.7

198% 64.3 MB/s

DQ Read 1,478

DQ Write 759

DQ Mixed 1,278

907% 1,172 MB/s

POL-User, 13 hrs ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3350 3294 2061 1846 1759 1194 MB/s

410% Outstanding

Write 3,732

Mixed 2703

SusWrite 2,250

689% 3,068 MB/s

4K Read 51.4

4K Write 87.7

4K Mixed 64.1

206% 67.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,752

DQ Write 1,196

DQ Mixed 1,438

1,083% 1,462 MB/s

NLD-User, 1 day ago.

218GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2829 429 715 735 785 843 MB/s

361% Outstanding

Write 3,706

Mixed 2,384

SusWrite 1,056

571% 2,541 MB/s

4K Read 64.3

4K Write 264

4K Mixed 93.1

357% 141 MB/s

DQ Read 1,768

DQ Write 1,225

DQ Mixed 1,368

1,056% 1,453 MB/s

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Gaming 291%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 346%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $210

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $314Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,384x
Core i9-13900KIntel $460Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,938x
Core i5-13600KIntel $254Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,003x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,375x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,304x
RTX 4080Nvidia $990Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	980x

SSD
NM790 2TBLexarBench 471%, 1,835 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	788x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	703x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	563x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,274

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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NM790 2TB

Average Bench: 471% (3^rd of 1071)

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