Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5481 Plus 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5481-PLUS · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,180 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,130
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar78.23
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5481 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,900 MB/s
Sequential write1,600 MB/s
Random 4K read490K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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