Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1638 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1638-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,230 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#34,397
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar88.64
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1638 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,190K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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