Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1856 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1856-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,644 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#48,601
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar94.78
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1856 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read900K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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