Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1521 Pro 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1521-PRO · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index9,993 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,830
Street price$219
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar45.63
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1521 Pro
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read700K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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