Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1286 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1286-ULTRA · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,237 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,482
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar88.76
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1286 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read900K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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