Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6541 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6541-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,889 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,224
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar99.78
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6541 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read970K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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