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Caldera SN-6536 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6536-ULTRA · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,171 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#28,747
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar87.64
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6536 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read910K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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