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Lexar

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
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MemoryC | $216.84 | $0.217 | In Stock | $216.84 | Buy |
About This Product
The Lexar NM990 is a 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe SSD, offering high-speed storage for demanding applications. Its PCIe Gen 5 interface provides significantly faster data transfer rates compared to PCIe Gen 4 drives, making it suitable for professional workstations and high-end gaming systems requiring maximum throughput. At its price point, it competes with other premium PCIe 5.0 SSDs, offering top-tier performance for users who can fully utilize the Gen 5 bandwidth.
Verdict
βEnthusiasts and professionals needing top-tier storage performance for demanding workloads should consider this drive.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
14,000 MB/s
Sequential Write
7,500 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
750 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.41 DWPD
calculated from TBW
MTBF
1.5M hours
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
No
Critical for Gen5 drives and laptops.
Max Temp
70Β°C
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