Lexar's new Gen5 SSD has been launched: up to 14GB/sec reads and up to 4TB capacity

Lexar launches its new Professional NM1090 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB: up to 14GB/sec speeds starting from $179.99 for 1TB, $269.99 for 2TB.

Lexar's new Gen5 SSD has been launched: up to 14GB/sec reads and up to 4TB capacity
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TL;DR: Lexar launches new Gen4 and Gen5 SSDs, featuring the flagship Professional NM1090 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD with up to 14GB/s read and 13GB/s write speeds. The Gen5 model offers advanced heat control, DRAM and SLC caching, and pairs well with AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra processors for enhanced gaming and professional performance.

Lexar has just launched its new Gen4 and Gen5 SSDs, with its new flagship Professional NM1090 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD delivering up to 14GB/sec reads and up to 13GB/sec writes.

Lexar's new Gen5 SSD has been launched: up to 14GB/sec reads and up to 4TB capacity 505
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The new Lexar Professional NM1090 Gen5 SSD packs a new 6nm SSD controller that the company says has optimized heat control for improved performance and customers can pair it with a new AMD Ryzen or Intel Core Ultra 9 series processor for a "next-level game experience". The Gen5 SSD features DRAM cache and SLC dynamic cache to greatly improve data transfer speeds, reduce wait times, and improve system responsiveness.

Lexar also unveiled a new Gen4 SSD with the introduction of the NQ780 M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD that has been designed with "premium technologies" that deliver read and write speeds of 7GB/sec (7000MB/sec) and 6GB/sec (6000MB/sec), respectively. Lexar's new Gen4 SSD features a single-sided design with Intelligent Power Control that makes it a perfect SSD for your laptop.

The company points out that its new NQ780 Gen4 SSD features its Lexar DiskMaster SSD management tool, letting users perform firmware updates and monitor the health of the SSD.

As for pricing, the new NQ780 Gen4 SSD is available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities with pricing of $79.99, $149.99, and $289.99, respectively. Lexar's higher-end Professional NM1090 Gen5 SSD is also available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities with pricing of $179.99 and $269.99 for the 1TB and 2TB Gen5 SSDs respectively, while the 4TB Gen5 SSD is "coming this summer".

Joey Lopez, Director of Marketing, said: "If you're a casual gamer looking for an upgrade, or a creative professional who needs serious speeds to power through projects, Lexar SSDs are able to deliver the performance to improve any system. We're excited to see our range of PCIe storage solutions optimize the systems of students, gamers, professionals, and everyone in between".