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Novexa SN-8521 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Novexa · SKU SN8521-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,064 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,896
Street price$89
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar68.13
Released2021

Specifications

BrandNovexa
ModelNovexa SN-8521 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read720K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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