Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1253 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1253-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,039 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,372
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar85.41
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1253 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read890K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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