Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1961 Ultra 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1961-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,409 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#772
Street price$69
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar78.39
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1961 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,700 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read380K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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