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Caldera SN-5205 XT 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5205-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index9,546 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,322
Street price$259
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar36.86
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5205 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,100 MB/s
Sequential write2,500 MB/s
Random 4K read520K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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