Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2522 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2522-MAX · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,983 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,052
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.73
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2522 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,100K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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