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Caldera SN-6531 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6531-XT · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,105 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,473
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar73.99
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6531 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read880K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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