Lexar NM790 1 TB vs Kingston NV1 500 GB
Short answer: which is best?
Lexar NM790 1 TB is 70.8 % stronger than Kingston NV1 500 GB. Lexar NM790 1 TB ranks #12 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (12,320 Drive score over 1 verified runs). Kingston NV1 500 GB ranks #39 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (7,213 Drive score over 3 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 4 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Lexar NM790 1 TB | Kingston NV1 500 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Drive score (the drive's own performance: sequential read + 4K IOPS) | 12,320 | 7,213 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 7,938 | 7,635 |
| Sequential read | 3,273 MB/s | 1,589 MB/s |
| 4K IOPS | 16,276 | 11,560 |
| 4K latency, median (lower is better) | 52 µs | 79 µs |
| Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Size | 1 TB | 500 GB |
What the numbers mean
The drive score is the system drive's measured performance in the rigs it sat in — sequential read and 4K IOPS, unbuffered. PCIe generation, fill level and driver affect it. GAMING is the whole rig's score. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite, the same test on every PC, written in Rust with no middleware. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for Lexar NM790 1 TB · All measurements for Kingston NV1 500 GB