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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4521-EDGE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index7,582 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,465
Street price$139
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar54.55
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4521 Edge
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,370K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance400 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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