Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2501 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2501-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,573 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,346
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar93.33
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2501 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,270K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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