CONCLUSION

    Even though the 4TB variant of the NM790 actually did slightly worse in my tests compared to its smaller capacity brother (2TB) it’s also clear that the heatsink does help with temperatures and with the summer right around the corner you don’t have to be a professional to count this among the pros of the drive. On top of that with a reported endurance of 3000TBW the 4TB variant should have no issue outliving your current PC configuration regardless of workload. Also let’s not forget that the heatsink is PS5 compatible thus making it the ideal choice for PS5 owners.

    With a retail price currently set at USD305.34 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 299.99Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) the Lexar NM790 4TB with heatsink PCIe 4.0 Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD is priced around what one would expect. Again, the NM790 line may not be the fastest Gen4 SSD line out there (DRAM-Less) but it does perform very well and since 4TB should be enough and then some for most people (yes, I do think it’s about time manufacturers started producing 8TB models in number) the heatsink variant clearly deserves the Golden Award.

PROS

- Good Overall Performance (For a DRAM-Less Drive)
- Heatsink (No Throttling)
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- 3000 TBW Endurance
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- None