Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2121 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2121-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,101 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,968
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar86.46
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2121 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,030K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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