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Caldera SN-5256 SE 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5256-SE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index14,093 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,671
Street price$559
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar25.21
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5256 SE
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,240K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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