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Caldera SN-5981 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5981-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index8,238 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,221
Street price$159
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar51.81
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5981 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,160K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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