Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5243 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5243-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,967 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,568
Street price$119
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar58.55
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5243 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,390K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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