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Caldera SN-4524 Core 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4524-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,180 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,890
Street price$69
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.07
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4524 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,200 MB/s
Sequential write2,300 MB/s
Random 4K read380K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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