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Lexar SSD NM790 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 473% (3rd of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe Lexar SSD NM790 2TB
Poor: 196%Average: 473% Great: 626%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme Lexar SSD NM790 2TB averaged 372.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme Lexar SSD NM790 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,068MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,584MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme Lexar SSD NM790 2TB is 430%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme Lexar SSD NM790 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 189MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 75.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 3473%
Min Avg Max
710 Read 3,581 5,574
754 Write 3,584 5,030
632 Mixed 2,684 4,702
728 SusWrite 2,870 4419
715% 3,180 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.7 4K Read 75.4 534
11.9 4K Write 189 345
13.4 4K Mixed 92.8 133
333% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
242 DQ Read 1,354 2,322
150 DQ Write 967 1,818
250 DQ Mixed 1,068 1,714
823% 1,130 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 11296 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4102 4031 3995 4005 4003 3986 MB/s
643% Outstanding
Read 4,158
Write 4,322
Mixed 3,207
SusWrite 4,020
885% 3,927 MB/s
4K Read 80
4K Write 324
4K Mixed 122
449% 175 MB/s
DQ Read 2,435
DQ Write 1,778
DQ Mixed 1,649
1,356% 1,954 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11296 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3956 4532 4211 2280 2402 2408 MB/s
630% Outstanding
Read 4,682
Write 5,070
Mixed 3,516
SusWrite 3,298
932% 4,142 MB/s
4K Read 90.3
4K Write 371
4K Mixed 137
509% 199 MB/s
DQ Read 2,194
DQ Write 1,634
DQ Mixed 1,636
1,299% 1,821 MB/s
326GB free
Firmware: 11296 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4655 4438 727 1165 810 807 MB/s
547% Outstanding
Read 4,714
Write 5,039
Mixed 3,377
SusWrite 2,100
854% 3,808 MB/s
4K Read 80.5
4K Write 329
4K Mixed 134
468% 181 MB/s
DQ Read 2,187
DQ Write 1,638
DQ Mixed 1,583
1,273% 1,802 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11296 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4172 3443 2870 1593 1537 1177 MB/s
516% Outstanding
Read 4,323
Write 4,761
Mixed 3,173
SusWrite 2,465
827% 3,681 MB/s
4K Read 71.7
4K Write 319
4K Mixed 118
429% 170 MB/s
DQ Read 1,930
DQ Write 773
DQ Mixed 1,575
1,107% 1426 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 11296 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3898 3940 3941 2777 2476 2471 MB/s
514% Outstanding
Read 4,144
Write 4,396
Mixed 3,262
SusWrite 3,250
847% 3,763 MB/s
4K Read 77.4
4K Write 204
4K Mixed 104
359% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 972
DQ Write 763
DQ Mixed 831
632% 855 MB/s
951GB free
Firmware: 11296 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 2178 2194 2156 1606 881 MB/s
377% Outstanding
Read 2,798
Write 2,204
Mixed 1,982
SusWrite 1,828
494% 2,203 MB/s
4K Read 66.4
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 104
339% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,505
DQ Write 620
DQ Mixed 1,122
815% 1,082 MB/s
953GB free
Firmware: 11296 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2375 2443 2366 2276 946 855 MB/s
368% Outstanding
Read 4,068
Write 2,828
Mixed 2706
SusWrite 1,876
640% 2,869 MB/s
4K Read 58.2
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 59.4
194% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,234
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 219
275% 523 MB/s
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Gaming 108%
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Desktop 110%
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Workstation 122%
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System: Acer Predator PHN16-71

CPU
Core i7-13700HXIntelBench 108%, 3,030 samples626x
Core i5-13500HXIntelBench 99%, 755 samples458x
Core i9-13900HXIntelBench 115%, 8,895 samples233x
GPU
RTX 4050 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 96%, 5,690 samples299x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 8%, 5,195 samples273x
RTX 4060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 113%, 18,525 samples259x
SSD
Lexar SSD NM790 2TBNvmeBench 473%, 50 samples1x
RAM
M425R1GB4BB0-CQKOL 2x8GBSamsungBench 120%, 26,893 samples451x
MTC4C10163S1SC48BA1 2x8GBMicronBench 120%, 12,360 samples105x
MTC8C1084S1SC48BA1 1x16GBMicronBench 71%, 3,017 samples94x
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