Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5509 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5509-MAX · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,063 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,337
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.75
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5509 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,350K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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