Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6525 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6525-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,636 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,945
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar94.61
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6525 Core
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 read710K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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