Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5522 Prime 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5522-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,607 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,274
Street price$59
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar78.08
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5522 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,200 MB/s
Sequential write1,600 MB/s
Random 4K read540K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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