Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1520 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1520-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,090 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,700
Street price$89
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar68.43
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1520 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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