Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO
Lexar
87 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Western Digital
87 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO
No customer feedback yet
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
95 out of 100 low confidence 9 reviews
All seven verified reviews are overwhelmingly positive, praising the WD_BLACK SN8100 as the fastest Gen5 NVMe SSD with no issues. Users highlight its sustained speeds, strong performance on PCIe 5.0 motherboards, and good value at the time of purchase. One reviewer notes it outlasts other drives in cache performance, and Q&A confirms M.2 2280 form factor with up to 14,900 MBps read speed.
Pros
- Fastest Gen5 NVMe SSD
- No issues of any kind
- Super fast on PCIe 5.0
- Strong sustained speeds
- Good price at time of purchase
Cons
- Expensive (implied by 'if you can afford it')
Performance speed 7
Reliability 2
Value for money 2
Cache performance 1
Compatibility pcie5 1
Price affordability 1
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Specifications
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | 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 | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong endurance (89th percentile)89th %ile
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
- Strong user sentiment (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)7th %ile
Pricing
Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO0.234score per dollar
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN81000.348score per dollar
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Scores 87 overall, wins 1 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 17 specs.
