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Caldera SN-5515 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5515-SE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index4,525 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,273
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar92.35
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5515 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,030K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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