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Caldera SN-5296 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5296-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,903 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,033
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.72
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5296 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write6,200 MB/s
Random 4K read870K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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