Lexar NQ710 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD NQ710 with 2TB (LNQ710X002T-RNNNG) from the brand Lexar.

Performance score 
5782
Price/GB
n/a
Read
5,000 MB/s
Write
4,000 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image NQ710
Manufacturer Lexar  
Model number LNQ710X002T-RNNNG
Capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC cache >300 GB approx.
Read speed 5000 MB/s
Write speed 4000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) QLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 680 terabyte
Controller Maxio MAP1602
  Current price
n/a
(= n/a / GB)
Stock status unknown
Retailer     #ad
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
69 %
Write speed
65 %
*) 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 NQ710 2TB                     
Fw      : SN14513 
HMB     : 40960 - 40960 KB (Enabled, 40 M)
Size    : 1907729 MB [2000.4 GB]
LBA Size: 512
AdminCmd: 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x08 0x09 0x0A 0x0C 0x10 0x11 0x14 0x80 0x81 0x82 0x84 0xC1 0xC2 0xC5 0xC6
I/O Cmd : 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x08 0x09
Firmware id string[0C0]	: MKSSD_101000000145133100,Sep  4 2023,22:20:03,MAP1602,MC9WAA4H
Project id string[080]	: r:/N48R/FAE_10243
Controller		: MAP1602
NAND string		: MT29F1T08GBLCE
NAND MaxPE cycles	: 1500
NAND Freq		: 1600
Channel number		: 4
CE number		: 4
Total bank		: 16
Flash type		: QLC
Blocks/CE		: 3268
Pages/Block		: 2816
Page size		: 16
Planes(?)		: 4
Die/CE			: 1
HSPD capacity		: 386
HSPD blocks		: 32
Normal blocks		: 793
List may not be complete
Ch0CE0: 0x2c,0xd3,0xc,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(N48R) QLC 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die
Ch1CE0: 0x2c,0xd3,0xc,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(N48R) QLC 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die
Ch2CE0: 0x2c,0xd3,0xc,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(N48R) QLC 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/die
Ch3CE0: 0x2c,0xd3,0xc,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0 - Micron 176L(N48R) QLC 1024Gb/CE 1024Gb/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 5782 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lexar NQ710 2TB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
4,470.08 MB/s
4,231.80 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
58.19 MB/s
171.94 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
2,200.98 MB/s
1,110.06 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.043 ms
0.489 ms
Score
2706
1705
Total score 
5782

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

AS SSD TEST: Lexar NQ710 2TB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2,263.90 MB/s
1.02 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,159.38 MB/s
6.07 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,950.36 MB/s
3.54 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Lexar NQ710 2TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer: 5000 MB/s and 4000 MB/s) the Lexar SSD is determined.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lexar NQ710 2TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
5,142.86
4,603.34
SEQ1M
Q1T1
4,433.33
4,584.91
RND4K
Q32T16
2,064.51
1,496.64
RND4K
Q1T1
61.81
187.56

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4,904.60
4,390.10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
4,227.90
4,372.50
RND4K
Q32T16
504,031.00
365,390.00
RND4K
Q1T1
15,089.10
45,790.50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,629.74
1,818.64
SEQ1M
Q1T1
236.34
228.50
RND4K
Q32T16
1,014.60
1,400.33
RND4K
Q1T1
66.15
21.72

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 300 GB was written to the medium. The exact cache size could not be determined because the test file did not exhaust (push to the limit) the cache. The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 4,142 MB/s and written at 3,890 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Lexar NQ710 2TB

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 NQ710 2TB

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 NQ710 2TB

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 NQ710 2TB


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