Left · Lexar
Lexar NM790 4TB
Spec score
Spec score 79
$700
Amazon US, Oct 24
Lexar NM790 4TB against Samsung 870 EVO 2TB
Lexar NM790 4TB 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 · Samsung
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 40
$500
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
Lexar NM790 4TB: 79
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: 40
39 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Lexar NM790 4TB: 14.1
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: 8.9
58%to the left
Typical price
Lexar NM790 4TB: $562
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: $450
$112to the right
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Lexar NM790 4TB: 4000 GB
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: 2000 GB
100%to the left
Sequential read
Lexar NM790 4TB: 7400 MB/s
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: 560 MB/s
1221%to the left
Sequential write
Lexar NM790 4TB: 6500 MB/s
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB: 530 MB/s
1126%to the left
The verdict
- The Lexar NM790 4TB scores 98% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Samsung 870 EVO 2TB typically costs $112 less.
- Per dollar, the Lexar NM790 4TB is the better buy: 14.1 points per $100 against 8.9.
Specifications
| Spec | Lexar NM790 4TB | Samsung 870 EVO 2TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | SATA |
| Capacity | 4 TB (better) | 2 TB |
| Sequential read | 7,400 MB/s (better) | 560 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 6,500 MB/s (better) | 530 MB/s |
| DRAM cache | No | Yes (better) |
| Brand | Lexar | Samsung |
| Released | 2023 (better) | 2021 |
| Typical price | $562 | $450 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.