Lexar NM790
Lexar
81 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital BLACK SN8100
Western Digital
83 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Lexar NM790
No customer feedback yet
Western Digital BLACK SN8100
92 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this WD Black SN8100 Gen 5 SSD, praising its exceptional speed and noticeable performance improvements in everyday tasks and gaming. It is considered a top-tier drive that delivers on its promises, though some questions remain about specific specs and PS5 compatibility.
Pros
- Exceptional Gen 5 speed
- Noticeable performance boost
- Great for gaming
- Reliable brand
- Fast boot times
Cons
- No heatsink included
- PS5 compatibility unclear
- High price
Performance 5
Speed 4
Gaming 3
Reliability 2
Value for money 2
Ps5 compatibility 1
Scores
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Specifications
| Lexar NM790 | Western Digital BLACK SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| 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) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Lexar NM790
- Strong social proof (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong speed (89th percentile)89th %ile
Western Digital BLACK SN8100
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
Pricing
Lexar NM7900.406score per dollar
vs
Western Digital BLACK SN81000.139score per dollar
Lexar NM790 offers 2.9x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital BLACK SN8100
Scores 83 overall, wins 0 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 17 specs.
