Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5240 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5240-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,540 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,677
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.95
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5240 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write2,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,030K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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