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NM790 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 497% (2nd of 1072)

Based on 1,026 user benchmarks.  Model: Lexar SSD NM790 4TB
Poor: 294%Average: 497% Great: 648%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lexar NM790 4TB averaged 397.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar NM790 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,192MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,719MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar NM790 4TB is 354%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lexar NM790 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 164MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 68.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,026 samples)
Rank 2497%
Min Avg Max
1,571 Read 3,487 4,312
1,438 Write 3,719 4,858
1,347 Mixed 2,797 3,439
1,398 SusWrite 3,166 4,430
742% 3,292 MB/s
Min Avg Max
50.8 4K Read 68.3 83.1
70.2 4K Write 164 271
60.8 4K Mixed 90.7 126
307% 108 MB/s
Min Avg Max
825 DQ Read 1,803 2,517
559 DQ Write 1,334 1,850
515 DQ Mixed 1,192 1,609
993% 1,443 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12237
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4652 4608 4595 4645 4621 4611 MB/s
681% Outstanding
Read 4,166
Write 4,603
Mixed 3,071
SusWrite 4,622
929% 4,116 MB/s
4K Read 84.6
4K Write 301
4K Mixed 128
452% 171 MB/s
DQ Read 2,402
DQ Write 1,789
DQ Mixed 1,555
1,309% 1,915 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12237
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2443 3091 3902 4078 2192 1308 MB/s
556% Outstanding
Read 4,121
Write 4,397
Mixed 3,291
SusWrite 2,836
824% 3,661 MB/s
4K Read 75.7
4K Write 272
4K Mixed 114
404% 154 MB/s
DQ Read 2450
DQ Write 1,776
DQ Mixed 1,485
1,280% 1,904 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 12237
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3091 3463 3441 3425 3418 3406 MB/s
521% Outstanding
Read 3761
Write 3,914
Mixed 3,049
SusWrite 3,374
794% 3,524 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 80.1
261% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 2,103
DQ Write 1,640
DQ Mixed 1,612
1,276% 1,785 MB/s
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12237
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3649 3631 3599 2985 1722 1611 MB/s
497% Outstanding
Read 3,849
Write 4,039
Mixed 3,111
SusWrite 2,866
780% 3,466 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 79
261% 90.3 MB/s
DQ Read 2,228
DQ Write 1716
DQ Mixed 1,317
1,163% 1,754 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 12237
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2330 2316 2298 2307 2308 2307 MB/s
359% Outstanding
Read 2,603
Write 2,478
Mixed 2,306
SusWrite 2,311
546% 2,425 MB/s
4K Read 62.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 75.5
245% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,066
DQ Write 614
DQ Mixed 699
558% 793 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 12237
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1776 1946 1940 1937 1955 2012 MB/s
287% Outstanding
Read 1,165
Write 2,225
Mixed 1,381
SusWrite 1,928
381% 1,675 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 73.7
243% 83.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,212
DQ Write 909
DQ Mixed 916
724% 1,012 MB/s
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Typical NM790 4TB Builds (Compare 9,016 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 291%
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Desktop
Desktop 123%
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Workstation
Workstation 346%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $230

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel  $340Bench 126%, 41,056 samples2,367x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples1,926x
Core i5-13600KIntel  $269Bench 122%, 27,559 samples994x
GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $651Bench 240%, 46,082 samples1,363x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples1,292x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples973x
SSD
NM790 4TBLexarBench 497%, 1,026 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples785x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples696x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples557x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,221

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4TB; has run over 7,300MB/s; solid m.2 nvme drive.

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