You don't need a Gen 5 board to stop waiting on your storage. The Lexar NQ780 1TB slots into any PCIe Gen 4 x4 M.2 2280 socket and delivers 6,000 MB/s sequential read and 2,500 MB/s write. That's a boot in seconds, apps opening before you've set your mouse down, and project files loading without the spinner. Rated at 600 TBW with a 5-year limited warranty, it's the straightforward upgrade for a desktop or laptop that's been running on a SATA drive or an ageing Gen 3 NVMe. No exotic board required—just the slot you already have
| brand | Lexar |
| model | NQ780 |
| capacity | 1 TB |
| form_factor | M.2 2280 |
| interface | PCIe Gen 4 x4 |
| sequential_read | Up to 6,000 MB/s |
| sequential_write | Up to 2,500 MB/s |
| tbw | 600 TBW |
| mtbf | 1,500,000 hours |
| warranty | 5-year limited |
| dimensions_mm | 80 x 22 x 2.45 |
| operating_temperature | 0 to 70 °C |
| storage_temperature | -40 to 85 °C |
| shock_resistance | 1,500 G / 0.5 ms half-sine |
| vibration_resistance | 10–2000 Hz, 1.5 mm, 20 G |