Caldera SN-5974 Core 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD
SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5974-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 5,689 (SSDs scale) |
|---|---|
| Category rank | #44,150 |
| Street price | $79 |
| Power | 6 W (active) |
| Performance per dollar | 72.01 |
| Released | 2019 |
Specifications
| Brand | Caldera |
|---|---|
| Model | Caldera SN-5974 Core |
| Capacity | 500 GB |
| Form factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4 |
| Sequential read | 3,200 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 1,800 MB/s |
| Random 4K read | 580K IOPS |
| NAND | 3D TLC, 176-layer |
| Cache | DRAM-less (HMB) |
| Endurance | 300 TBW (0.33 DWPD) |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Heatsink | Heatsink edition available |
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