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Caldera SN-2261 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2261-ULTRA · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,134 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#22,860
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar87.02
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2261 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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