Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5525 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5525-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,520 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,257
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar69.87
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5525 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,250K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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