Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4251 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4251-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index7,789 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,464
Street price$159
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar48.99
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4251 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read970K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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