Lexar NM790 1TB vs Samsung 990 PRO 1TB

Key differences

  • Lexar NM790 1TB: endurance 1,000 TBW vs 600 TBW (40% higher)
  • Samsung 990 PRO 1TB: sequential read 7,450 MB/s vs 7,400 MB/s
  • Samsung 990 PRO 1TB: sequential write 6,900 MB/s vs 6,500 MB/s (6% higher)

Same on both: interface PCIe 4.0 x4, capacity 1 TB, form factor M.2 2280.

Lexar NM790 1TBSamsung 990 PRO 1TB
Released20232022
Endurance1,000 TBW600 TBW
DRAM cacheNoYes
Sequential read7,400 MB/s7,450 MB/s
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
Sequential write6,500 MB/s6,900 MB/s
Capacity1 TB1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280M.2 2280
NANDTLC