Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7242 Ultra 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7242-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,932 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,260
Street price$99
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.92
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7242 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,100 MB/s
Sequential write1,800 MB/s
Random 4K read540K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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