Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2461 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2461-XT · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,807 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#205
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar84.16
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2461 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,280K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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