Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2952 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2952-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index6,381 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,050
Street price$99
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar64.45
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2952 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read880K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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