Lexar 480GB NQ100 SSD Review

ASUS Maximux XII Hero – Z490 Chipset
Intel Core i9 10900k (3.7Ghz) Deca Core 10 x 32KB L2 Cache 10 x 256KB L3 Cache 20MB 
Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme
1x EVGA RTX 3060 XC
2x GSKill TridentZ PC4-330000 8GB DDR4 (19-19-19-39)
 HP dvd1260i Multiformat 24x Writer
Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1050 Watt PSU
Windows 10 Pro 64bit 

Storage Tested
Lexar NQ100 480GB SSD - LNQ100X480G-RNNNG

Reference Storage
Patriot P200 512GB SSD - P200S512G25

For the benchmarks I choose to give a mix of synthetic and real-world tests that are both repeatable and should provide a good basis for comparison.  The problem is knowing exactly what people are looking for when choosing a storage solution.  While some sites might go into the timing ticks of the individual NAND chips or latency of the controller I find that to be a little too technical.  (says the reviewer who benchmarks CPUs down to the thousands of a second)

Instead, I find that these tests allow readers to easily verify my results and decide for themselves if this product meets their needs.