Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5221 Prime 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5221-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index14,125 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,502
Street price$579
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar24.40
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5221 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,000 MB/s
Sequential write11,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,650K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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