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NQ790 1TB

NQ790 1TB
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Effective Speed -26%Effective Speed -26%Average Score -28%Read -14%, Write -28%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -27%, SusWrite -48%Peak Score -55%Read -28%, Write -35%, 4K Read -129%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -37%, 4K Mixed -79%, SusWrite -40%Value & Sentiment -809%User Rating -37%, Market Share -1,581%Nice To Haves -4%DQ Read -0%, DQ Write -17%, DQ Mixed -35%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write -10%, ADQ Mixed -15%, Age 62%, AS-SSD Total -15%

Average Bench: 432% (14^th of 1080)

Based on 264 user benchmarks. Model: Lexar SSD NQ790 1TB

Poor: 264%Average: 432% Great: 570%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lexar NQ790 1TB averaged 332.5% 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 1,286MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,646MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar NQ790 1TB is 306%. 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 162MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 68.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 264 samples)

Rank 14432%

Min	Avg	Max
1,730	Read 3,667	4,631
1,457	Write 3,646	4,771
1,446	Mixed 2,717	3,414
933	SusWrite 2,124	3,272
682% 3,038 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
47.4	4K Read 68.8	83.7
69.5	4K Write 162	278
57.6	4K Mixed 87.2	122
301% 106 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
841	DQ Read 1,700	2,312
358	DQ Write 1,145	1,623
634	DQ Mixed 1,286	1,552
996% 1,377 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

AUS-User, 19 hrs ago.

873GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN16486

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4113 4126 4128 1896 1136 1038 MB/s

543% Outstanding

Write 4,618

Mixed 2,894

SusWrite 2,739

808% 3,595 MB/s

4K Read 76.8

4K Write 243

4K Mixed 108

383% 143 MB/s

DQ Read 2,476

DQ Write 1,706

DQ Mixed 1,516

1,287% 1,900 MB/s

ITA-User, 2 days ago.

870GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN16486

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2479 3045 3149 2687 542 1827 MB/s

409% Outstanding

Write 2,425

Mixed 2,799

SusWrite 2,288

614% 2,738 MB/s

4K Read 50.6

4K Write 69.6

4K Mixed 64.1

196% 61.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,984

DQ Write 1,170

DQ Mixed 1,350

1,066% 1,502 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 days ago.

461GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN16486

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2817 30 17 17 18 18 MB/s

360% Outstanding

Write 4,030

Mixed 2,982

SusWrite 486

640% 2,866 MB/s

4K Read 71.7

4K Write 205

4K Mixed 100

345% 126 MB/s

DQ Read 1,740

DQ Write 1,162

DQ Mixed 1,418

1,067% 1,440 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 days ago.

650GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN16486

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3312 3145 572 256 121 174 MB/s

340% Outstanding

Write 3,621

Mixed 2,852

SusWrite 1,263

639% 2,854 MB/s

4K Read 60.6

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 75.8

246% 81.1 MB/s

DQ Read 981

DQ Write 764

DQ Mixed 1,010

718% 918 MB/s

ITA-User, 2 days ago.

250GB free

Firmware: SN11986

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1270 1526 1422 1449 1412 1353 MB/s

332% Outstanding

Write 2,377

Mixed 2,173

SusWrite 1,405

478% 2,130 MB/s

4K Read 64.3

4K Write 153

4K Mixed 83.1

285% 100 MB/s

DQ Read 1,411

DQ Write 1,087

DQ Mixed 1,202

912% 1,233 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 days ago.

783GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN13124

SusWrite @10s intervals: 704 830 829 881 894 888 MB/s

160% Outstanding

Write 889

Mixed 837

SusWrite 838

195% 865 MB/s

4K Read 36.7

4K Write 56.1

4K Mixed 42.8

140% 45.2 MB/s

DQ Read 617

DQ Write 708

DQ Mixed 697

516% 674 MB/s

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Workstation 249%

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Motherboard: MSI B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI (MS-7E24)

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Ryzen 7 7800X3DAMD $413Bench 117%, 8,006 samples	28x
Ryzen 5 7500FAMDBench 103%, 3,192 samples	27x
Ryzen 5 7600XAMD $200Bench 110%, 6,493 samples	14x

GPU
RTX 4070-S (Super)Nvidia $523Bench 215%, 14,993 samples	16x
RTX 4060Nvidia $295Bench 122%, 48,534 samples	13x
RTX 4070-TS (Ti-Super)Nvidia $792Bench 250%, 14,876 samples	8x

SSD
NQ790 1TBLexarBench 432%, 264 samples	11x

RAM
UD5-6000 2x16GBUnknownBench 175%, 8,582 samples	18x
LD5EU016G-6400LA 2x16GBUnknownBench 186%, 440 samples	6x
Vengeance DDR5 6000 C36 2x16GBCorsair $111Bench 167%, 3,231 samples	3x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $936

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Lexar

NQ790 1TB

Average Bench: 432% (14^th of 1080)

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NQ790 1TB

Average Bench: 432% (14th of 1080)

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Terrible consistency

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Average Bench: 432% (14^th of 1080)