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Caldera SN-1242 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1242-PRIME · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index7,728 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,612
Street price$179
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar43.17
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1242 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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