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Caldera SN-4516 SE 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4516-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,514 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,974
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar65.80
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4516 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,140K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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