Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5486 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5486-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index6,169 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,953
Street price$89
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar69.31
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5486 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read850K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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