Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4202 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4202-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,552 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,707
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.28
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4202 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write2,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,320K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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