Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5236 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5236-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index4,918 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,128
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.36
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5236 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write2,800 MB/s
Random 4K read970K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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