Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6161 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6161-PLUS · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,777 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,843
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar97.49
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6161 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read870K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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