Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4521 SE 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4521-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index7,355 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,670
Street price$149
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar49.36
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4521 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,160K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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