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Novexa SN-5538 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Novexa · SKU SN5538-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,937 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#249
Street price$89
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar66.71
Released2021

Specifications

BrandNovexa
ModelNovexa SN-5538 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,110K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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