Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5161 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5161-PRO · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,168 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,316
Street price$79
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar65.42
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5161 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write2,600 MB/s
Random 4K read960K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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