Hardware Spec Index

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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5042-XT · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index12,471 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43
Street price$379
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar32.91
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5042 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,230K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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