Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4291 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4291-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,380 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,113
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.97
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4291 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,270K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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