Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5000 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5000-PLUS · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,681 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,480
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar79.34
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5000 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read980K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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