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Caldera SN-5256 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5256-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index9,675 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,139
Street price$259
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.36
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5256 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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