Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5514 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5514-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,037 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,199
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar85.37
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5514 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,010K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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