Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5385 Max 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5385-MAX · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index6,674 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#48,707
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.41
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5385 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,800 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read550K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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