Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5162 SE 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5162-SE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,404 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,085
Street price$69
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar78.32
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5162 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,800 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read350K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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