Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5296 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5296-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,462 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#521
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar91.06
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5296 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write5,600 MB/s
Random 4K read730K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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