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NM790 2TB

NM790 2TB
BENCHMARKS (3,182)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -24%Read -14%, Write -23%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -15%Peak Score -49%Read -32%, Write -31%, 4K Read -125%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -38%, 4K Mixed -71%, SusWrite -15%Value & Sentiment -306%User Rating -37%, Market Share -575%Nice To Haves -12%DQ Read -4%, DQ Write -16%, DQ Mixed -29%, ADQ Read -7%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -18%, Age 8%, AS-SSD Total -16%

Average Bench: 463% (10^th of 1080)

Based on 3,182 user benchmarks. Model: Lexar SSD NM790 2TB

Poor: 308%Average: 463% Great: 605%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lexar NM790 2TB averaged 362.8% 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 1,257MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,790MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar NM790 2TB is 297%. 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 156MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 64.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,182 samples)

Rank 10463%

Min	Avg	Max
2,265	Read 3,663	4,510
2,118	Write 3,790	4,915
1,937	Mixed 2,848	3,397
1,778	SusWrite 2,744	3,974
734% 3,261 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
47.6	4K Read 64.8	83.8
75.8	4K Write 156	296
55.1	4K Mixed 85	127
290% 102 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
867	DQ Read 1,600	2,242
441	DQ Write 1,065	1,642
528	DQ Mixed 1,257	1,629
958% 1,307 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

BEL-User, 10 hrs ago.

2TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4407 4310 4266 4084 3941 2297 MB/s

593% Outstanding

Write 4,501

Mixed 3,080

SusWrite 3,884

874% 3,876 MB/s

4K Read 81.1

4K Write 239

4K Mixed 118

401% 146 MB/s

DQ Read 1,866

DQ Write 1,272

DQ Mixed 1,568

1,171% 1,569 MB/s

AUS-User, 11 hrs ago.

2TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3974 3939 4068 4003 4146 4077 MB/s

591% Outstanding

Write 4,526

Mixed 3,046

SusWrite 4,034

887% 3,933 MB/s

4K Read 81.5

4K Write 246

4K Mixed 117

404% 148 MB/s

DQ Read 1,482

DQ Write 981

DQ Mixed 1,140

876% 1,201 MB/s

NLD-User, 12 hrs ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 18950

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4081 3397 2050 1725 954 939 MB/s

517% Outstanding

Write 4,812

Mixed 3,212

SusWrite 2,191

826% 3,680 MB/s

4K Read 74.4

4K Write 250

4K Mixed 104

379% 143 MB/s

DQ Read 2,206

DQ Write 1,676

DQ Mixed 1,742

1,357% 1,875 MB/s

HRV-User, 12 hrs ago.

440GB free

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4040 4010 1740 994 832 836 MB/s

442% Outstanding

Write 4,448

Mixed 3,188

SusWrite 2,075

780% 3,476 MB/s

4K Read 67.6

4K Write 157

4K Mixed 91.7

303% 106 MB/s

DQ Read 1,399

DQ Write 1,012

DQ Mixed 1,188

892% 1,200 MB/s

ITA-User, 1 hr ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2571 2510 2527 2542 2537 2527 MB/s

434% Outstanding

Write 2,685

Mixed 2,396

SusWrite 2,536

580% 2,570 MB/s

4K Read 74.5

4K Write 208

4K Mixed 107

360% 130 MB/s

DQ Read 1,550

DQ Write 1,184

DQ Mixed 1,305

993% 1,346 MB/s

NLD-User, 13 hrs ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2128 2050 2073 2118 1774 1406 MB/s

322% Outstanding

Write 2,313

Mixed 2,186

SusWrite 1,925

505% 2,244 MB/s

4K Read 59.3

4K Write 98.7

4K Mixed 72.9

236% 77 MB/s

DQ Read 792

DQ Write 501

DQ Mixed 679

497% 657 MB/s

DEU-User, 11 hrs ago.

45GB free

Firmware: 11296

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2142 2132 2222 2170 2123 2082 MB/s

301% Outstanding

Write 241

Mixed 2,139

SusWrite 2,145

292% 1,274 MB/s

4K Read 70.2

4K Write 156

4K Mixed 92.4

307% 106 MB/s

DQ Read 1,316

DQ Write 996

DQ Mixed 1,110

843% 1,141 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 - $200

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $273Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,682x
Core i9-13900KIntel $400Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	2,140x
Core i5-13600KIntel $210Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,142x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $761Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,558x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,802Bench 370%, 37,290 samples	1,491x
RTX 4080Nvidia $993Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	1,087x

SSD
NM790 2TBLexarBench 463%, 3,182 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $105Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	853x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $83Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	776x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	652x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,340

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Lexar

NM790 2TB

Average Bench: 463% (10^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 463% (10th of 1080)

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