Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2486 Max 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2486-MAX · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,253 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#38,802
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar66.49
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2486 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,300 MB/s
Sequential write2,200 MB/s
Random 4K read350K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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