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Caldera SN-1236 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1236-XT · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index6,105 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,363
Street price$99
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar61.67
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1236 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read740K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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