Hardware Spec Index

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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2516-PRO · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index12,741 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#48,095
Street price$439
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.02
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2516 Pro
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read860K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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