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Caldera SN-5255 Core 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5255-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index13,806 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#34,210
Street price$479
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.82
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5255 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write5,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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