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Novexa SN-5542 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Novexa · SKU SN5542-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index4,711 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,506
Street price$49
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar96.14
Released2025

Specifications

BrandNovexa
ModelNovexa SN-5542 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,380K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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