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Caldera SN-5251 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5251-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-27

Key facts

Benchmark index4,981 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,666
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar84.42
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5251 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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