Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5536 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5536-PRO · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index4,864 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,260
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar82.44
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5536 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,080K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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