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Caldera SN-5163 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5163-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index4,743 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,766
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar96.80
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5163 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read760K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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