Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2952 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2952-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index4,449 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,310
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar90.80
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2952 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read700K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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