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The 2TB number is on this page, not on the retailer listings. The RNNNU North America codes are in the setup sheet","form_factor":"Form factor row reads M.2 2280","storage_gb":"Capacity row reads 1TB, 2TB, 4TB. Footnote: 1GB equals 1 billion bytes. ComputerBase lists 1,024, 2,048 and 4,096 GB, which Lexar does not publish, so decimal values are stored","interface":"Interface row reads PCIe Gen5x4. The page gives no NVMe version","seq_read_mbs":"Speed row, up to 14,000 MB/s read at 1TB, 2TB and 4TB. Based on internal testing, host not named","seq_write_mbs":"Up to 7,500 MB/s (1TB), 10,000 MB/s (2TB) and 11,000 MB/s (4TB)","random_read_iops":"Up to 1600K (1TB), 2000K (2TB) and 2000K (4TB) IOPS. Queue depth is not stated","random_write_iops":"Up to 1000K (1TB), 1400K (2TB) and 1500K (4TB) IOPS","endurance_tbw":"TBW row: 1TB 750TBW, 2TB 1500TBW, 4TB 3000TBW","mtbf_h":"MTBF row reads 1,500,000 hours. Published as MTBF","operating_temperature_c":"0 to 70 C. The storage range of -40 to 85 C is not stored","dimensions_mm":"Dimension row reads 80 x 22 x 2.45 mm (3.15 x 0.87 x 0.10 in). The row label says W x L x H, the values are length 80 and width 22","weight_g":"6 g / 0.013 lbs","warranty_years":"Five-year limited warranty","status":"Listed on the Lexar page and on retailers","series":"Maker line name is NM990","heatsink":"The page lists no heatsink version","variants":"Three capacities, global part numbers per capacity"}},{"url":"https://resources.lexar.com/download/2254/document/14461/setupsheet-nm990-pcie-5-0-ssd.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["model_numbers","gtins","form_factor","storage_gb","interface","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","random_read_iops","random_write_iops","endurance_tbw","mtbf_h","operating_temperature_c","dimensions_mm","weight_g","warranty_years","software_name","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Ordering information: Global LNM990X001T-RNNNG, LNM990X002T-RNNNG, LNM990X004T-RNNNG and North America LNM990X001T-RNNNU, LNM990X002T-RNNNU, LNM990X004T-RNNNU","gtins":"Single UPC column. Global: 843367136841 (1TB), 843367136858 (2TB), 843367136865 (4TB). North America: 843367136872, 843367136889, 843367136896. The 10-pack UPCs are not stored","seq_read_mbs":"Same speed table as the product page. Setup sheet availability date is June 2025","dimensions_mm":"80 x 22 x 2.45 mm (L x W x H)","weight_g":"Unit weight 6 g","warranty_years":"Five-year limited warranty","software_name":"Lexar DiskMaster SSD Management tool for firmware updates, drive management and health monitoring","variants":"Global and North America part numbers per capacity with their UPCs"}},{"url":"https://www.lexar.com/global/news/Lexar-Launches-the-NM990-PCIe-5-0-SSD","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date","dram_cache","software_name","endurance_tbw"],"notes":{"release_date":"Launch news dated 15 July 2025. The setup sheet gives availability June 2025 and Guru3D covered the series on 13 June 2025. ComputerBase reported the drive already in retail on 16 July 2025","dram_cache":"Key features read HMB and SLC Dynamic Cache. The release gives no DRAM chip","software_name":"Lexar DiskMaster SSD Management tool","endurance_tbw":"Rated capacity of up to 3000 TBW (4TB)"}},{"url":"https://www.computerbase.de/news/storage/lexar-nm990-diesen-controller-nutzt-die-neue-pcie-5-0-ssd.93511","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["controller","nand_type","dram_cache","release_date"],"notes":{"controller":"ComputerBase reads the NM990 uses the Maxio MAP1806A 8-channel controller with Micron TLC NAND. The maker does not name the controller","nand_type":"Table reads TLC (3D) NAND. The flash maker is read as Micron by ComputerBase and as Longsys by allround-pc, so the flash row is not stored","dram_cache":"Table reads no DRAM cache","release_date":"Article dated 16 July 2025 says the drive had already reached retail"}},{"url":"https://www.benchmark.pl/aktualnosci/lexar-nm990-tanie-dyski-ssd-pcie-5.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["controller","dram_cache"],"notes":{"controller":"Reads an 8-channel Maxiotek MAP1806A controller, with a photo credited to Tweakers","dram_cache":"Reads the design has no DRAM cache, unlike the NM1090 models"}},{"url":"https://www.allround-pc.com/artikel/lexar-nm990-ssd-test-pcie-5-fuer-wenig-geld","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["controller","nand_type","dram_cache","heatsink"],"notes":{"controller":"2TB review names the Maxiotek MAP1806A, 8 NAND channels, hidden under the sticker","nand_type":"Review says the flash runs in TLC mode with an SLC write cache. It says the flash comes from Longsys and Lexar does not name the generation","dram_cache":"Review text says DRAM-less with Host Memory Buffer. Its spec box lists 4GB LPDDR4, which disagrees with its own text, ComputerBase, Benchmark.pl and Lexar, and is not used","heatsink":"All models ship without a heatsink. The review's spec box lists 3.6 mm thickness, which disagrees with Lexar's 2.45 mm, and is not used"}},{"url":"https://www.guru3d.com/story/lexar-nm990-series-m2-ssd-with-14000-mb-s-pcie-50-speeds/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Guru3D reported the NM990 series with 1TB, 2TB and 4TB on 13 June 2025"}}],"fields_filled":25,"updated":"2026-10-14"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}