Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1517 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1517-PRO · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,688 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,177
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar95.67
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1517 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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