CONCLUSION

   With advertised data transfer speeds of up to 7500MB/s for reads and 6500MB/s for writes the NM800 PRO is clearly one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 Gen 4x4 SSDs in the market today. Yes, the 1TB may not have been able to go all the way up to those numbers but it still did better than the HP FX900 PRO which is also based on the same Innogrit IG5236 controller. As expected, thermal throttling was evident in my SNIA tests something which may not occur with the heatsink model, at least not to this degree. Durability numbers are also very good for such a drive, especially the MTBF of 1.5 million hours (1000TBW is also very good). Overall, however i have no complaints about the performance of the NM800 PRO so let’s see just how much you’re required to spend for it.

   The NM800 PRO by Lexar was officially launched in late July and currently the 1TB capacity retails for USD169.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 206.16Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price tag which is clearly higher than expected (always compared to similar models, especially those with the same NAND controller). That being said however the NM800 PRO does deliver very good performance and durability/endurance numbers and for that it gets the Golden Award.

PROS

- Excellent Performance Levels
- Endurance (1000TBW / 1.5 Million Hours MTBF)
- Available With / Without PS5 Compatible Heatsink (Also Sold Extra)
- 5 Year Limited Warranty

CONS

- Thermal Throttling (During SNIA Tests)
- Price (For Some)