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Novexa SN-8978 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Novexa · SKU SN8978-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index6,073 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,611
Street price$99
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar61.34
Released2021

Specifications

BrandNovexa
ModelNovexa SN-8978 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read880K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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