Hardware Spec Index

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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5042-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index9,898 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,033
Street price$269
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar36.80
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5042 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,260K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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