Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1693 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1693-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index5,260 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,589
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar89.15
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1693 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,100K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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