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Caldera SN-5981 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5981-EDGE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,279 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,947
Street price$89
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.55
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5981 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,080K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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