Lexar Professional NM700 512GB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD Professional NM700 with 512GB (LNM700-512RB) from the brand Lexar.

Performance score 
3820
Price/GB
n/a
Read
3,500 MB/s
 Write
2,000 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Professional NM700
Manufacturer Lexar  
Model number LNM700-512RB
Capacity 512 GB (477 GiB)
Read speed 3500 MB/s
Write speed 2000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache ✓ Yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 300 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller Marvell 88SS1092

  Current price
n/a
(= n/a / GB)
 Stock status unknown
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
95 %
Write speed
59 %
*) 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 3820 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lexar Professional NM700 512GB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3,081.22 MB/s
1,888.09 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
54.58 MB/s
143.44 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1,268.93 MB/s
1,072.21 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.067 ms
0.121 ms
Score
1632
1404
Total score 
3820

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 11 January 2021 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Lexar Professional NM700 512GB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,549.53 MB/s
1.48 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
728.07 MB/s
9.67 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,415.52 MB/s
4.88 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Lexar Professional NM700 512GB M.2 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: 3500 MB/s and 2000 MB/s) the Lexar SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Lexar Professional NM700 512GB M.2 SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,496.07
1,958.08
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,642.18
1,952.30
RND4K
Q32T16
1,363.91
1,124.01
RND4K
Q1T1
61.07
176.28

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,334.10
1,867.40
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,519.80
1,861.90
RND4K
Q32T16
332,987.00
274,416.00
RND4K
Q1T1
14,908.40
43,038.10

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,398.01
4,272.62
SEQ1M
Q1T1
396.52
536.41
RND4K
Q32T16
1,535.56
1,863.03
RND4K
Q1T1
66.88
23.10

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 Professional NM700 512GB M.2 SSD

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 Professional NM700 512GB M.2 SSD

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 Professional NM700 512GB M.2 SSD

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