Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1689 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1689-PLUS · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,579 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,368
Street price$99
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar66.45
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1689 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,130K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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