Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2561 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2561-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,600 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,424
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar94.92
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2561 Prime
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 read800K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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