Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3053 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3053-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index4,746 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,088
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar96.86
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3053 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,240K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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