Lexar NQ100 1TB SATA III 2.5"

Lexar NQ100 1TB SATA III 2.5"

Lexar
27 Overall Score
vs
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Corsair
84 Overall Score

Scores

Console
Lexar
12
Corsair
82
Gaming
Lexar
23
Corsair
81
Workstation
Lexar
24
Corsair
80
Laptop
Lexar
29
Corsair
73
Budget
Lexar
57
Corsair
72
Portable
Lexar
8
Corsair
21

Specifications

Lexar NQ100Corsair 2TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
1,000
2,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—5★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
550
10,000
Sequential Write (MB/s)No data
8,500
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,300,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,400,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✗
Controller—PS5031-E31T
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
1,200
MTBF (hours)No data
1,600,000
Warranty (years)—5★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Lexar NQ100 1TB SATA III 2.5"

  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average speed (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average random (22nd percentile)

Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong speed (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong endurance (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile

Pricing

Lexar NQ100 1TB SATA III 2.5" is CA$298 cheaper (2.1x less).

Lexar NQ100 1TB SATA III 2.5"0.095score per dollar
vs
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.145score per dollar

Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.5x better value for money

Lexar NQ100 1TB SATA III 2.5"

Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Verdict

★ Winner: Corsair 2TB SSD

Scores 84 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.

Corsair 2TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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