Left · Lexar
Lexar NM790 4TB
Spec score
Spec score 79
$700
Amazon US, Oct 24
Lexar NM790 4TB against Samsung 990 Pro 4TB
Samsung 990 Pro 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 990 Pro 4TB
Spec score
Spec score 91
$800
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 990 Pro 4TB: 91
12 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Lexar NM790 4TB: 14.1
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB: 9.3
52%to the left
Typical price
Lexar NM790 4TB: $562
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB: $980
$418to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Lexar NM790 4TB: 4000 GB
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB: 4000 GB
level
Sequential read
Lexar NM790 4TB: 7400 MB/s
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB: 7450 MB/s
1%to the right
Sequential write
Lexar NM790 4TB: 6500 MB/s
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB: 6900 MB/s
6%to the right
The verdict
- The Samsung 990 Pro 4TB scores 15% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Lexar NM790 4TB typically costs $418 less.
- Per dollar, the Lexar NM790 4TB is the better buy: 14.1 points per $100 against 9.3.
Specifications
| Spec | Lexar NM790 4TB | Samsung 990 Pro 4TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 4 TB | 4 TB |
| Sequential read | 7,400 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 6,500 MB/s | 6,900 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | No | Yes (better) |
| Brand | Lexar | Samsung |
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Typical price | $562 (better) | $980 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.