Caldera SN-5492 Prime 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD
SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5492-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 13,388 (SSDs scale) |
|---|---|
| Category rank | #7,489 |
| Street price | $469 |
| Power | 6 W (active) |
| Performance per dollar | 28.55 |
| Released | 2021 |
Specifications
| Brand | Caldera |
|---|---|
| Model | Caldera SN-5492 Prime |
| Capacity | 8 TB |
| Form factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 |
| Sequential read | 6,500 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 6,300 MB/s |
| Random 4K read | 850K IOPS |
| NAND | 3D TLC, 176-layer |
| Cache | DDR4 DRAM, 8 GB |
| Endurance | 4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD) |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Heatsink | Heatsink edition available |
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