Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2512 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2512-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,424 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#38,718
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar90.29
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2512 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,120K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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