Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5012 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5012-PLUS · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,870 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,576
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.29
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5012 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,310K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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