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Caldera SN-5242 Pro 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5242-PRO · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,471 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,219
Street price$109
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.37
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5242 Pro
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,370K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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