Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5420 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5420-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,862 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,375
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar82.41
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5420 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read920K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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