Lexar NM790 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Lexar
82 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 256GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
42 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Laptop
Gaming
Workstation
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Lexar NM790 | Samsung 256GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | ✗ | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Lexar NM790 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong speed (89th percentile)89th %ile
Samsung 256GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong affordability (79th percentile)
- Strong speed (78th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average social proof (26th percentile)
Pricing
Lexar NM790 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.410score per dollar
vs
Samsung 256GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.648score per dollar
Samsung 256GB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Lexar NM790
Scores 82 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.
