Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6205 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6205-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,835 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#46,315
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar98.67
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6205 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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