Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2542 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2542-PRO · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,891 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,203
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.88
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2542 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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