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Caldera SN-5012 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5012-PRIME · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,231 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,066
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar88.66
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5012 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read720K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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