Lexar NM620 0843367123148 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Lexar NM620 0843367123148 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Lexar
49 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Western Digital
89 Overall Score

Scores

Laptop
Lexar
50
Western Digital
93
Budget
Lexar
73
Western Digital
90
Workstation
Lexar
49
Western Digital
89
Gaming
Lexar
40
Western Digital
88
Console
Lexar
19
Western Digital
84
Portable
Lexar
12
Western Digital
23

Specifications

Lexar NM620 0843367123148Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Drive
Capacity
256
1,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation35★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
3,300
14,900
Sequential Write (MB/s)
3,000
11,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,600,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,400,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache—✓★
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
600
MTBF (hours)No data
1,750,000
Warranty (years)5★3
Features
Heatsink—✗
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Lexar NM620 0843367123148 256GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong affordability (73rd percentile)
  • Strong social proof (68th percentile)
  • Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100

Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation