Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5257 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5257-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,410 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,959
Street price$99
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar64.75
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5257 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write6,500 MB/s
Random 4K read900K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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