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Caldera SN-9551 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9551-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,723 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,265
Street price$89
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar64.30
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9551 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read860K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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