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Caldera SN-1561 XT 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1561-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-27

Key facts

Benchmark index4,708 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,474
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar96.08
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1561 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,100 MB/s
Sequential write1,300 MB/s
Random 4K read380K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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