Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6525 Ti 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6525-TI · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index6,215 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,681
Street price$89
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar69.83
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6525 Ti
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,370K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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