CONCLUSION

   As you can clearly see from today’s charts the 2TB variant of the NM800 PRO clearly outperforms the 1TB variant in all tests, something which usually the case with larger capacity models. Still the heatsink also plays a part in these differences and especially in the SNIA tests. Thermal throttling is still there of course but as expected from the 12 hour long test but nowhere near the same degree as the non-heatsink model. Once again durability numbers are also very high for this particular model with an MTBF (meantime between failures) of 1.5 million hours and a TBW (terabytes written) of 2000. Basically, the heatsink variants of the NM800 PRO line of SSDs by Lexar is hands down the way to go if you want the optimal performance, durability and temperatures.

  Counting almost 4 months in the market already the 2TB heatsink variant of the NM800 PRO by Lexar currently retails for USD186.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com – Limited Time Offer) and for 269Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price tag which is very balanced for this particular model. Performance and endurance paired with an effective PS5 compatible heatsink and all that at a tempting price tag (especially on the other side of the Atlantic) the heatsink version of the NM800 PRO 2TB PCIe 4.0 Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD has everything going for it and for that it also gets the Golden Award.

PROS

- Excellent Performance Levels
- Endurance (2000TBW / 1.5 Million Hours MTBF)
- PS5 Compatible Heatsink (Limited Thermal Throttling)
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- Current Price (USA)

CONS

- Price (EU)