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Caldera SN-9512 XT 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9512-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,926 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,075
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.49
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9512 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,800 MB/s
Sequential write1,800 MB/s
Random 4K read520K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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