Lexar gives a brand new model of its NM790 SSD, this time with an built-in warmth sink. We examined this SSD on PC and on PS5.
Technical sheet
- Capability: 4 TB
- Interface : NVMe 2.0, PCIe Gen 4×4
- Switch pace: as much as 7400 MB/s learn, 6500 MB/s write
- Dimensions: 80 x 22 x 2.45 mm (with cooling)
- Guarantee: 5 years
This SSD can be obtainable in 1 TB and a pair of TB. Our 4 TB check copy was loaned by the model.
Design
As normal, NVMe SSDs don’t have any differentiating character between them, aside from the presence or absence of a warmth sink. The Lexar integrates one in a reasonably traditional approach, with grooves within the middle of the case, under the model inscription.
Set up
On a PC, putting in this SSD is kind of normal. You’ll need to find the M.2 port in your motherboard, which is commonly positioned close to the PCI Specific ports devoted to the graphics card. You’ll after all need to take away the latter earlier than putting in the SSD.
In case your motherboard contains heatsinks for NVMe SSDs, you should utilize them as an alternative of the one constructed into the Lexar NM790. We systematically want the answer offered by the producer of the storage medium, so we advise you to maintain the cooling system of your motherboard apart (for different SSDs that don’t provide one).
This Lexar NM790 can be suitable with the Ps 5. To put in it, don’t hesitate to observe our information devoted to the process. That is quite simple and can let you significantly improve the storage of your console in a couple of seconds (video games are more and more extra storage intensive).
Performances
Let’s now put this SSD by means of the mill of our artificial benchmarks: CrystalDiskMark for PC, but in addition the interior software of the PS5 as soon as put in within the machine.
The Lexar NM790 reaches 7086 MB/s in sequential studying and 6483 MB/s in writing. The result’s subsequently a little bit slower than the producer’s promise, however nonetheless wonderful. At this stage (7 GB/s), the person expertise is an identical inside a number of hundred MB. It is possible for you to to get pleasure from ultra-fast loading occasions whether or not in your video games or functions.
On PS5, the console gave us an excellent decrease studying pace, at 6549 MB/s, however nonetheless greater than enough for a very respectable expertise. This distinction in pace between PC and PS5 is systematic, whatever the SSD mannequin, so we do not maintain it towards it. As a reminder, Sony recommends a minimal sequential learn pace of 5,500 MB/s when including an SSD for optimum efficiency.
Value and availability
The Lexar NM790 SSD is accessible in three fashions: 1 TB (at 69.90 euros), 2 TB (at 119.90 euros) and 4 TB (231.90 euros) from numerous resellers.
