Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2916 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2916-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,763 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,448
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.52
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2916 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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