Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5181 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5181-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,751 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#46,366
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.35
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5181 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read890K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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