Lexar NS100 1TB SATA SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the SATA SSD NS100 with 1TB (LNS100-1TRB) from the brand Lexar.

Performance score 
702
Price/GB
0.18 $
Read
550 MB/s
 Write
450 MB/s
Connector
2.5"
Interface
SATA 6 Gbps
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image NS100
Manufacturer Lexar  
Model number LNS100-1TRB
Capacity 1024 GB (954 GiB)
Read speed 550 MB/s
Write speed 450 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Connector 2.5"
Memory module (NAND) TLC
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 512 terabyte
Warranty 3 Years
Controller Marvell 88NV1120

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 180 $
(= 0.18 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
96 %
Write speed
81 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Lexar SATA 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 1 GB file. A total score of 702 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lexar NS100 1TB SATA SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
500.62 MB/s
454.92 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
24.74 MB/s
83.77 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
194.53 MB/s
158.63 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.049 ms
0.161 ms
Score
269
288
Total score 
702

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 23 December 2022 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Lexar NS100 1TB SATA SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,036.62 MB/s
1.04 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,206.52 MB/s
1.17 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,869.89 MB/s
0.74 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Lexar NS100 1TB SATA SSD

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: 550 MB/s and 450 MB/s) the Lexar SATA SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lexar NS100 1TB SATA SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
527.10
394.80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
501.66
445.21
RND4K
Q32T16
227.20
172.04
RND4K
Q1T1
37.82
93.63

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
502.70
376.50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
478.40
424.60
RND4K
Q32T16
55,468.30
42,001.70
RND4K
Q1T1
9,233.40
22,858.20

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15,884.90
21,178.50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,089.16
2,353.49
RND4K
Q32T16
9,218.80
12,165.10
RND4K
Q1T1
108.18
43.62

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.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Lexar NS100 1TB SATA SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the Lexar SATA 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 NS100 1TB SATA SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Lexar SATA 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 NS100 1TB SATA SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Lexar SATA 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 NS100 1TB SATA SSD


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