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Caldera SN-5042 Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5042-PLUS · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,862 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,837
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.20
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5042 Plus
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,200K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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