Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO
Lexar
87 Overall Score
vs
Crucial T700
Crucial
95 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO
No customer feedback yet
Crucial T700
88 out of 100 medium confidence 29 reviews
The Crucial T700 Gen5 NVMe SSD is overwhelmingly praised for its blazing-fast speeds, with many users reporting near-spec sequential read/write performance and significant improvements over Gen3/Gen4 drives. Users highlight its ease of installation, effective heatsink, and generous 5-year warranty. Some note that benefits are minimal for those on older platforms, and the drive runs hot, but overall sentiment is highly positive.
Pros
- Blazing fast speeds
- Easy installation
- Effective heatsink
- 5-year warranty
- Large storage capacity options
Cons
- Runs hot
- Requires Gen5 platform for max speed
- Benefits minimal on older systems
- Heatsink may not fit all setups
Speed 20
Heat 6
Installation 5
Value for money 4
Warranty 3
Compatibility 4
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Specifications
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Crucial T700 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | — | Phison PS5026-E26 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
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
Crucial T700
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (84th percentile)84th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Crucial T700
Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 0 of 16 specs.
