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Caldera SN-5259 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5259-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index4,852 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,168
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar99.02
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5259 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read720K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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