Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5205 XT 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5205-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,849 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,211
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar82.19
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5205 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,300 MB/s
Sequential write2,100 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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