Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5238 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5238-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index7,959 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,631
Street price$169
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar47.09
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5238 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,100K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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