Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5493 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5493-EDGE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,886 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,688
Street price$49
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar99.71
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5493 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,160K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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