Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2986 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2986-PRO · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index6,301 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,143
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar79.76
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2986 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write2,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,390K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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