Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5181 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5181-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index4,500 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,140
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar91.84
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5181 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read740K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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