Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7522 Core 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7522-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,490 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,341
Street price$79
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar69.49
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7522 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,100 MB/s
Sequential write2,000 MB/s
Random 4K read400K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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