Lexar NM990
Lexar
66 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk SSD
SanDisk
89 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Lexar NM990 | SanDisk SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5 | 5 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | — | 1★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Lexar NM990
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong speed (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong endurance (77th percentile)
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average feature (29th percentile)
SanDisk SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
Lexar NM9900.252score per dollar
vs
SanDisk SSD0.358score per dollar
SanDisk SSD offers 1.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk SSD
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
