Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5205 Core 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5205-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index11,522 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#39,781
Street price$399
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.88
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5205 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,200 MB/s
Sequential write11,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,690K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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