Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2816 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2816-ULTRA · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,306 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#25,526
Street price$99
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar63.70
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2816 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read890K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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