Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5046 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5046-PLUS · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index4,650 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,268
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar94.90
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5046 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read880K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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