Hardware Spec Index

Novexa SN-5242 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Novexa · SKU SN5242-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index4,582 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,659
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.66
Released2021

Specifications

BrandNovexa
ModelNovexa SN-5242 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write2,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,240K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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