Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5686 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5686-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,705 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,455
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar79.75
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5686 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read880K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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