Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1605 Ultra 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1605-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,948 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,446
Street price$89
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar66.83
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1605 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,400 MB/s
Sequential write2,100 MB/s
Random 4K read400K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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