Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9251 Prime 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9251-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index4,906 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,795
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.15
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9251 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,400 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read380K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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