Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2516 Prime 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2516-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index12,291 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,820
Street price$399
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.80
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2516 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,200K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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