Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9516 Max 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9516-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index13,695 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,027
Street price$419
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar32.68
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9516 Max
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write6,700 MB/s
Random 4K read760K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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