Lexar NM610 Pro 512GB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD NM610 Pro with 512GB (LNM610P500G-RNNNG) from the brand Lexar.

Performance score 
2980
Price/GB
n/a
Read
3,300 MB/s
Write
1,700 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image NM610 Pro
Manufacturer Lexar  
Model number LNM610P500G-RNNNG
Capacity 512 GB (466 GiB)
pSLC cache 126 GB approx.
Read speed 3300 MB/s
Write speed 1700 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) QLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 120 terabyte
Warranty 3 Years
Controller Silicon Motion SM2263XT

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Price
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
97 %
Write speed
52 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Lexar NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 2980 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lexar NM610 Pro 512GB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3,112.44 MB/s
1,674.98 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
49.03 MB/s
143.61 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1,167.53 MB/s
424.64 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.028 ms
0.667 ms
Score
1528
736
Total score 
2980

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 27 July 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Lexar NM610 Pro 512GB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,752.02 MB/s
1.31 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,081.69 MB/s
6.51 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,618.06 MB/s
4.27 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Lexar NM610 Pro 512GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 3300 MB/s and 1700 MB/s) the Lexar SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lexar NM610 Pro 512GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,545.31
1,727.12
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,038.46
1,747.29
RND4K
Q32T16
1,489.84
491.33
RND4K
Q1T1
55.23
140.42

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,381.10
1,647.10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,944.00
1,666.30
RND4K
Q32T16
363,731.00
119,954.00
RND4K
Q1T1
13,484.60
34,281.30

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,363.84
4,848.09
SEQ1M
Q1T1
514.18
599.67
RND4K
Q32T16
1,405.24
4,262.32
RND4K
Q1T1
74.04
28.96

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 150 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 126 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 1,783 MB/s and written at 153 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Lexar NM610 Pro 512GB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Lexar NVMe M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: Lexar NM610 Pro 512GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Lexar NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Lexar NM610 Pro 512GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Lexar NVMe M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Lexar NM610 Pro 512GB


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