Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5520 Pro 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5520-PRO · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index4,532 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#22,559
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar92.49
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5520 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,600 MB/s
Sequential write1,400 MB/s
Random 4K read460K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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