Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2522 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2522-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,011 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,032
Street price$89
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.54
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2522 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,110K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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