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Lexar NQ100 1TB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
27 Overall Score
Price $151
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average endurance (14th percentile)
- Below average speed (20th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lexar NQ100 | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/2T0 | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,700 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar NQ100 | 20.1 | 22.1 | 14.1 | 54.9 | 14.4 | 33 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 99 | 78.3 | 85.4 | 95.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 82.4 | 95.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.5 | 78.3 | 80.4 | 52.7 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/2T0 Compare | 99.5 | 98.6 | 90.7 | 78.3 | 91.8 | 0 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 85.8 | 54.9 | 86.6 | 95.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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