Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1603 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1603-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,425 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,897
Street price$99
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar64.90
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1603 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write6,200 MB/s
Random 4K read870K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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