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Caldera SN-5242 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5242-PLUS · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index7,703 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,495
Street price$119
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar64.73
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5242 Plus
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,260K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance400 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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