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Caldera SN-2042 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2042-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,088 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,172
Street price$69
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar73.74
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2042 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read960K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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