Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1206 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1206-MAX · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,634 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,710
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar81.65
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1206 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,250K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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