Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1259 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1259-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,047 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,646
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar73.14
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1259 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read990K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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