Lexar NM620 512GB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD NM620 with 512GB (LNM620X512G-RNNN) from the brand Lexar.

Performance score 
2928
Price/GB
n/a
Read
3,300 MB/s
Write
2,400 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image NM620
Manufacturer Lexar  
Model number LNM620X512G-RNNN
Capacity 512 GB (477 GiB)
pSLC cache 68 GB approx.
Read speed 3300 MB/s
Write speed 2400 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 250 terabyte
Controller Maxio MAP1202

Product
Score
Price
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
99 %
Write speed
81 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.
   v0.35a
OS: 10.0 build 19045 
Drive   : 0(NVME)
Scsi    : 2
Driver  : W10
Model   : Lexar SSD NM620 512GB                   
Fw      : 11099   
HMB     : 16384 - 16384 KB (Enabled, 16 M)
Size    : 488386 MB [512.1 GB]
LBA Size: 512
AdminCmd: 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x08 0x09 0x0A 0x0C 0x10 0x11 0x14 0x80 0x81 0x82 0x84 0xC1 0xC2
I/O Cmd : 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x08 0x09
Firmware id string[080]	: r SSD NM620 512GB                   11099   [??kpd
Project id string[180]	: r:/02_Code/01_B47R/Trunk_DVT
Controller		: Unknown
NAND string		: MT29Fxx08ExLEE
Ch0CE0: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die
Ch1CE0: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die
Ch2CE0: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die
Ch3CE0: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die
Ch0CE1: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die
Ch1CE1: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die
Ch2CE1: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die
Ch3CE1: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die

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 2928 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lexar NM620 512GB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3,208.02 MB/s
2,409.91 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
52.97 MB/s
159.08 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
627.40 MB/s
1,039.94 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.023 ms
0.697 ms
Score
1001
1440
Total score 
2928

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 18 July 2024 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Lexar NM620 512GB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2,172.08 MB/s
1.06 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,092.22 MB/s
6.44 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,936.65 MB/s
3.57 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Lexar NM620 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: 3300 MB/s and 2400 MB/s) the Lexar SSD is determined.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lexar NM620 512GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,648.85
2,695.60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,582.80
2,534.93
RND4K
Q32T16
697.42
1,340.26
RND4K
Q1T1
60.19
174.96

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,479.80
2,570.70
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,463.20
2,417.50
RND4K
Q32T16
170,269.00
327,211.00
RND4K
Q1T1
14,695.80
42,715.10

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,297.42
3,106.75
SEQ1M
Q1T1
405.77
413.39
RND4K
Q32T16
3,003.09
1,563.26
RND4K
Q1T1
67.92
23.29

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see from when a possible cache is full and write performance drops. A test file of 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 68 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 2,353 MB/s and written at 1,218 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Lexar NM620 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 NM620 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 NM620 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 NM620 512GB


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