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Caldera SN-5252 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5252-XT · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,057 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,560
Street price$69
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar73.29
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5252 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,290K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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