Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5229 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5229-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,448 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,738
Street price$69
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar78.96
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5229 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,280K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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