Lexar NQ100 2TB SATA III 2.5"
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong capacity (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lexar NQ100 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Crucial T700 | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 12,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexar NQ100 | 20.5 | 22.9 | 14.4 | 78.3 | 14.5 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 99.6 | 5.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.8 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 87.2 | 7.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 87.7 | 96.5 | 94 | 97.9 | 88 | 95.3 | 4.5 |
| Crucial T700 Compare | 96.7 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 78.3 | 83 | 77.6 | 26.9 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 92.8 | 96.8 | 77.8 | 92.5 | 95.6 | 77.6 | 7.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall24.9
- Budget26
- Gaming22.3
- Laptop25.4
- Console11.2
- Portable7.3
- Workstation24.5
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