Caldera SN-5520 Core 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD
SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5520-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 11,732 (SSDs scale) |
|---|---|
| Category rank | #18,369 |
| Street price | $359 |
| Power | 5 W (active) |
| Performance per dollar | 32.68 |
| Released | 2019 |
Specifications
| Brand | Caldera |
|---|---|
| Model | Caldera SN-5520 Core |
| Capacity | 2 TB |
| Form factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4 |
| Sequential read | 2,300 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 2,000 MB/s |
| Random 4K read | 480K IOPS |
| NAND | 3D TLC, 176-layer |
| Cache | DDR4 DRAM, 2 GB |
| Endurance | 1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD) |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Heatsink | None |
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