Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8516 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8516-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index10,727 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,155
Street price$289
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.12
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8516 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read900K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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