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Caldera SN-5965 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5965-XT · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,120 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,908
Street price$79
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.47
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5965 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read820K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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