Lexar NM790 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Lexar
75 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
100 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Lexar NM790 | Samsung 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Lexar NM790 8TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong speed (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 100 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.