Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2157 Ultra 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2157-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,905 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,143
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.75
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2157 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,200 MB/s
Sequential write1,800 MB/s
Random 4K read530K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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