Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5261 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5261-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index7,795 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,440
Street price$129
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar60.43
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5261 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read780K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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