Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1609 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1609-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,675 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#25,825
Street price$89
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar63.76
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1609 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,320K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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