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Effective Speed -15%Effective Speed -15%Average Score -22%Read -17%, Write -26%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -27%, SusWrite -10%Peak Score -49%Read -30%, Write -34%, 4K Read -131%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -78%, SusWrite -8%Value & Sentiment -766%User Rating -37%, Market Share -1,496%Nice To Haves -4%DQ Read 1%, DQ Write -15%, DQ Mixed -36%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -20%, Age 62%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 474% (9^th of 1080)

Based on 333 user benchmarks. Model: Lexar SSD NQ790 2TB

Poor: 285%Average: 474% Great: 628%

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Outstanding average bench

The Lexar NQ790 2TB averaged 373.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lexar NQ790 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,237MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,684MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lexar NQ790 2TB is 342%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lexar NQ790 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 164MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 68.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 333 samples)

Rank 9474%

Min	Avg	Max
1,960	Read 3,572	4,553
1,344	Write 3,684	4,783
1,307	Mixed 2,815	3,553
1,310	SusWrite 2,861	4,252
728% 3,233 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
46.9	4K Read 68.7	83.1
68.3	4K Write 164	292
56.4	4K Mixed 87.1	123
302% 107 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
932	DQ Read 1,691	2,352
532	DQ Write 1,157	1,646
730	DQ Mixed 1,237	1,546
974% 1,362 MB/s

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

ROU-User, 7 hrs ago.

2TB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN13124

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3419 3476 3487 3559 3545 3554 MB/s

504% Outstanding

Write 3,902

Mixed 3,124

SusWrite 3,506

814% 3,614 MB/s

4K Read 54

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 71.9

236% 80.8 MB/s

DQ Read 1,762

DQ Write 950

DQ Mixed 1,265

965% 1,326 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

791GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SN17171

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3251 3224 3213 3350 1990 921 MB/s

384% Outstanding

Write 3,770

Mixed 2,980

SusWrite 2,658

734% 3,261 MB/s

4K Read 49.9

4K Write 82.6

4K Mixed 61.7

198% 64.7 MB/s

DQ Read 363

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 322

240% 320 MB/s

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Desktop 120%

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Workstation 249%

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Motherboard: MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI (MS-7D98)

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Core i5-13600KFIntel $175Bench 122%, 33,334 samples	260x
Core i7-13700KFIntel $305Bench 126%, 20,009 samples	187x
Core i5-13600KIntel $210Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	180x

GPU
RTX 4070Nvidia $500Bench 190%, 91,697 samples	395x
RTX 4060-TiNvidia $389Bench 145%, 35,481 samples	244x
RTX 4060Nvidia $280Bench 122%, 48,534 samples	225x

SSD
NQ790 2TBLexarBench 474%, 333 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB DDR5 6000 C36 2x16GBCorsair $100Bench 170%, 8,671 samples	149x
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $105Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	134x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $83Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	107x

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Value: 125% - Outstanding

Total price: $775

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Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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Lexar

NQ790 2TB

Average Bench: 474% (9^th of 1080)

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NQ790 2TB

Average Bench: 474% (9th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 474% (9^th of 1080)