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Caldera SN-5256 XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5256-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index9,280 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,083
Street price$219
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar42.37
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5256 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,160K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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