Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5449 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5449-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,958 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,999
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.42
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5449 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,100K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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