Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9521 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9521-MAX · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,137 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,560
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar87.07
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9521 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read760K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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