Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5421 Ultra 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5421-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index6,808 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,649
Street price$119
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar57.21
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5421 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,200 MB/s
Sequential write2,900 MB/s
Random 4K read360K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance400 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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