Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5521 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5521-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,545 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,983
Street price$179
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar47.74
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5521 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,700 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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