Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2506 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2506-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,601 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,466
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.90
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2506 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read740K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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