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Lexar NM790 2 TB

2 TB
Capacity
MAP1602A
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 4.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor
Back
Back
Package
Package
PCB Front
PCB Front
PCB Back
PCB Back
Flash
Flash
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Lexar NM790 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in 2023. It is available in capacities ranging from 512 GB to 4 TB. This page reports specifications for the 2 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the Lexar NM790 interfaces using a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the MAP1602A Falcon Lite from MaxioTech, a DRAM cache is not available. Lexar has installed 232-layer TLC NAND flash on the NM790, the flash chips are made by YMTC. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are handled more quickly. The cache is sized at 280 GB, once it is full, writes complete at 2500 MB/s. Copying data out of the SLC cache (folding) completes at 800 MB/s. Thanks to support for the fast PCI-Express 4.0 interface, performance is excellent. The NM790 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 7,400 MB/s and 6,500 MB/s write; random IO reaches 1000K IOPS for read and 900K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 110 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Lexar guarantees an endurance rating of 1500 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 2 TB (2048 GB)
Variants: 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB 4 TB
Overprovisioning: 140.7 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: 2023
Price at Launch: 110 USD
Part Number: LNM790X002T-RNNNC
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Single-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 2.0
Power Draw: 0.80 W (Idle)
2.7 W (Avg)
3.7 W (Max)

Controller

Manufacturer: MaxioTech
Name: MAP1602A Falcon Lite
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: Quad-Core
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 12 nm
Flash Channels: 4 @ 2,400 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: HMB (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: YMTC
Name: Xtacking 3.0 (EET1A)
Rebranded: RY18TAA48821024 H231003028301T
Type: TLC
Technology: 232-layer
Speed: 2400 MT/s
Capacity: 2 chips @ 8 Tbit
ONFI: 5.0
Topology: Charge Trap
Die Size: 68 mm²
(15.1 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 8 dies @ 1 Tbit
Planes per Die: 6
Decks per Die: 2
Word Lines: 253 per NAND String
91.7% Vertical Efficiency
Endurance:
(up to)
3000 P/E Cycles
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 4176 Pages
Plane Size: 335 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: None
Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB): 32 MB

Performance

Sequential Read: 7,400 MB/s
Sequential Write: 6,500 MB/s
Random Read: 1,000,000 IOPS
Random Write: 900,000 IOPS
Endurance: 1500 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 1.5 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.4
SLC Write Cache: approx. 280 GB
(dynamic only)
Speed when Cache Exhausted: approx. 2500 MB/s
Cache Folding Speed: 800 MB/s

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • Unknown
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: Yes

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Notes

Controller:

This controller features multiples variants:
F1C - Uses NVMe 1.4
F2C - Uses NVMe 1.4
F3C - Uses NVMe 2.0
F3C U - For 4TB SSDs and uses NVMe 2.0

NAND Die:

Wordline pitch - 48nm
Bitline pitch - 39nm

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