Lexar

NQ790 1TB

NQ790 1TB
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Effective Speed -26%Effective Speed -26%Average Score -26%Read -17%, Write -32%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite -42%Peak Score -42%Read -24%, Write -26%, 4K Read -124%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -41%Value & Sentiment -1,054%User Rating -36%, Market Share -2,072%Nice To Haves -5%DQ Read -6%, DQ Write -20%, DQ Mixed -34%, ADQ Read -9%, ADQ Write -21%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age 90%, AS-SSD Total -16%

Average Bench: 425% (16^th of 1080)

Based on 106 user benchmarks. Model: Lexar SSD NQ790 1TB

Poor: 251%Average: 425% Great: 572%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lexar NQ790 1TB averaged 324.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar NQ790 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,214MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,462MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar NQ790 1TB is 320%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lexar NQ790 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 160MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 63.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 106 samples)

Rank 16425%

Min	Avg	Max
1,424	Read 3,489	4,600
1,209	Write 3,462	4,877
1,428	Mixed 2,692	3,506
829	SusWrite 2,237	3,244
667% 2,970 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
41.9	4K Read 63.8	85.3
55.2	4K Write 160	309
49.6	4K Mixed 86.5	127
292% 103 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
842	DQ Read 1,565	2,184
210	DQ Write 1,036	1,592
369	DQ Mixed 1,214	1,568
929% 1,272 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

SGP-User, 1 day ago.

931GB free

Firmware: SN16486

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3902 3709 3699 3729 3632 3633 MB/s

576% Outstanding

Write 3,974

Mixed 3,064

SusWrite 3,717

828% 3,676 MB/s

4K Read 72.3

4K Write 196

4K Mixed 108

351% 125 MB/s

DQ Read 2,181

DQ Write 1,478

DQ Mixed 1,533

1,224% 1,731 MB/s

ESP-User, 4 hrs ago.

875GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN16486

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2182 3284 3385 3491 2602 1825 MB/s

497% Outstanding

Write 4,102

Mixed 2,740

SusWrite 2,795

777% 3,464 MB/s

4K Read 60.4

4K Write 134

4K Mixed 79.6

264% 91.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,990

DQ Write 1,393

DQ Mixed 1,480

1,162% 1,621 MB/s

AUS-User, 5 days ago.

869GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN16486

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3459 3486 3493 2821 1731 1061 MB/s

474% Outstanding

Write 3,748

Mixed 2962

SusWrite 2,675

746% 3,319 MB/s

4K Read 59.9

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 74

246% 82.8 MB/s

DQ Read 2,128

DQ Write 1,416

DQ Mixed 1,492

1,189% 1,679 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 day ago.

864GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN16486

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3438 3459 2832 1871 736 1587 MB/s

460% Outstanding

Write 3,920

Mixed 2,872

SusWrite 2,320

744% 3,319 MB/s

4K Read 58.9

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 74.1

240% 79.3 MB/s

DQ Read 2,077

DQ Write 1,420

DQ Mixed 1,504

1,189% 1,667 MB/s

ESP-User, 5 days ago.

777GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN11986

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3923 3859 3325 1181 1148 1125 MB/s

439% Outstanding

Write 4,246

Mixed 3,151

SusWrite 2,427

783% 3,483 MB/s

4K Read 60.5

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 77.5

253% 85.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,346

DQ Write 806

DQ Mixed 1,159

841% 1,104 MB/s

SGP-User, 5 days ago.

258GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN11986

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3376 3342 3377 1658 1031 739 MB/s

420% Outstanding

Write 4,082

Mixed 3,134

SusWrite 2,254

758% 3,373 MB/s

4K Read 56.9

4K Write 92.1

4K Mixed 66.8

221% 71.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,515

DQ Write 864

DQ Mixed 1,386

979% 1,255 MB/s

SGP-User, 7 hrs ago.

515GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN16486

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2467 39 38 83 79 70 MB/s

356% Outstanding

Write 3,949

Mixed 2,874

SusWrite 463

644% 2,890 MB/s

4K Read 59.8

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 77

249% 83.4 MB/s

DQ Read 2,096

DQ Write 1484

DQ Mixed 1,554

1,224% 1,711 MB/s

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Gaming 224%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 227%

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System: Asrock B760M Pro-A WiFi

CPU
Core i5-14400FIntel $195Bench 107%, 219 samples	3x
Core i5-14600KFIntel $290Bench 124%, 3,612 samples	3x
Core i7-14700Intel $345Bench 120%, 293 samples	2x

GPU
RTX 4070-S (Super)Nvidia $599Bench 215%, 8,533 samples	3x
RTX 4070-TS (Ti-Super)Nvidia $769Bench 250%, 8,750 samples	2x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2x

SSD
NQ790 1TBLexarBench 425%, 106 samples	5x

RAM
Group Inc UD5-6000 2x16GBTeamBench 177%, 6,580 samples	4x
GD2.4645WM.001 2x8GBApacerBench 143%, 8 samples	2x
Group Inc UD5-6000 2x8GBTeamBench 161%, 2 samples	2x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $794

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Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $234	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406

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NQ790 1TB

Average Bench: 425% (16^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 425% (16th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 425% (16^th of 1080)