Left · Kingston
Kingston NV3 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 60
$295
Amazon US, Oct 24
Kingston NV3 2TB against Lexar NM790 2TB
Lexar NM790 2TB leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Lexar
Lexar NM790 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 76
$330
Amazon US, Oct 24
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Kingston NV3 2TB: 60
Lexar NM790 2TB: 76
16 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Kingston NV3 2TB: 23.2
Lexar NM790 2TB: 25.3
9%to the right
Typical price
Kingston NV3 2TB: $259
Lexar NM790 2TB: $300
$41to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Kingston NV3 2TB: 2000 GB
Lexar NM790 2TB: 2000 GB
level
Sequential read
Kingston NV3 2TB: 6000 MB/s
Lexar NM790 2TB: 7400 MB/s
23%to the right
Sequential write
Kingston NV3 2TB: 5000 MB/s
Lexar NM790 2TB: 6500 MB/s
30%to the right
The verdict
- The Lexar NM790 2TB scores 27% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Kingston NV3 2TB typically costs $41 less.
- Per dollar, the Lexar NM790 2TB is the better buy: 25.3 points per $100 against 23.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Kingston NV3 2TB | Lexar NM790 2TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 2 TB | 2 TB |
| Sequential read | 6,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 5,000 MB/s | 6,500 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | No | No |
| Brand | Kingston | Lexar |
| Released | 2024 (better) | 2023 |
| Typical price | $259 (better) | $300 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.