Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5526 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5526-MAX · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index7,292 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,935
Street price$149
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar48.94
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5526 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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