Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6553 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6553-XT · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index6,576 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,768
Street price$89
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar73.89
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6553 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write2,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,010K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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