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Caldera SN-2542 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2542-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index9,184 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,238
Street price$199
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.15
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2542 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,700 MB/s
Random 4K read760K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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