Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2950 SE 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2950-SE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,559 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,325
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.37
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2950 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,200 MB/s
Sequential write1,300 MB/s
Random 4K read590K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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