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Lexar NM990 1TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
The Lexar NM990 hits 14000 MB/s reads and 7500 MB/s writes over PCIe 5.0, with 1600K random read IOPS, making it one of the fastest 1TB drives available. Its DRAM-less design keeps costs down while still delivering 750 TBW endurance and a 1,500,000-hour MTBF for long-term reliability. This drive suits desktop builders who prioritize raw sequential throughput for large file transfers or 4K video editing, though its weak portable performance makes it a poor choice for external enclosures.
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 5.0
Read Speed 14,000 MB/s
Endurance 750 TBW
66 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong speed (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong endurance (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)
- Below average feature (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 14000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 7500 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1600000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1000000 |
Hardware
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 750 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1500000 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lexar NM990 | Western Digital Black SN850X | Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Crucial T500 | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 2TB | 8TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 14,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 750 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar NM990 | 95.9 | 96.4 | 29.4 | 54.9 | 77 | 2.3 | 43 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 88.5 | 95.2 | 89 | 92.6 | 88 | 95.2 | 11.4 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.1 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 98.2 | 85.8 | 95.2 | 1.8 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.4 | 98.7 | 90.5 | 92.6 | 93.4 | 86.8 | 6.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 82.8 | 95.2 | 20 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 98.9 | 99.1 | 97.3 | 98.2 | 80.7 | 45.2 | 3.4 |
Usage Scores
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