Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1521 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1521-ULTRA · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,554 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#25,172
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.49
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1521 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,050K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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