Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7242 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7242-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index8,407 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,083
Street price$179
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.97
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7242 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read810K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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