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Caldera SN-5528 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5528-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,489 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#34,799
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar79.55
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5528 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,300K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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