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Novexa SN-3956 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Novexa · SKU SN3956-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index10,062 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,863
Street price$269
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.41
Released2020

Specifications

BrandNovexa
ModelNovexa SN-3956 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,030K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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