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Caldera SN-4985 Core 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4985-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index4,874 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,446
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar99.47
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4985 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,700 MB/s
Sequential write1,600 MB/s
Random 4K read480K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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