Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1096 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1096-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,494 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,465
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar93.12
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1096 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,110K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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