Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5603 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5603-SE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,996 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#35,799
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.41
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5603 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,120K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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