Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6522 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6522-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,001 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,028
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar102.06
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6522 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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