Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5896 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5896-ULTRA · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,196 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,998
Street price$89
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar69.62
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5896 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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