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Caldera SN-5281 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5281-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,490 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,335
Street price$109
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.54
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5281 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,390K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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