Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4521 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4521-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index8,211 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,119
Street price$169
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar48.59
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4521 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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