Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2959 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2959-PLUS · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,616 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,630
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar71.09
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2959 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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