Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5252 SE 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5252-SE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index4,726 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,523
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar96.45
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5252 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,600 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read580K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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