Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5966 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5966-SE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index4,917 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,797
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.34
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5966 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read820K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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