Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2048 XT 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2048-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,807 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#28,550
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar98.10
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2048 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,300 MB/s
Sequential write2,400 MB/s
Random 4K read570K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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