![]() ![]() The NM620's durability ratings, as measured in terabytes written (TBW), match those we saw with the Lexar NM610, and are considerably lower than what we expect from a TLC-based drive. (Check out our SSD dejargonizer to make sense of those terms and acronyms.) The drive is manufactured in an M.2 Type-2280 (80mm long) "gumstick" format, commonly seen on internal SSDs. Mainstream TLC, Plus PCIe Threeīased on 96-layer triple-level-cell (TLC) NAND flash, the Lexar NM620 employs the NVMe protocol over a four-lane PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 bus and features an Innogrit controller. ![]() For most upgraders, it will suffice for everyday use, but discriminating power users will want to scout out this drive only if on discount, on a cost-per-gigabyte basis. However, it foundered on others, has a low durability rating for a TLC-based drive, and is a bit pricey for what it offers. Like its predecessor, it did very well on a smattering of our benchmark tests, in this case turning in high 4K read and write scores. The Lexar NM620 ($89.99 list for the 512GB version tested), a midrange internal M.2 SSD, has faster sequential read/write speeds than the Lexar NM610, which we reviewed a year ago. ![]()
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