Caldera SN-1616 Pro 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD
SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1616-PRO · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 4,774 (SSDs scale) |
|---|---|
| Category rank | #42,415 |
| Street price | $49 |
| Power | 4 W (active) |
| Performance per dollar | 97.43 |
| Released | 2019 |
Specifications
| Brand | Caldera |
|---|---|
| Model | Caldera SN-1616 Pro |
| Capacity | 500 GB |
| Form factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4 |
| Sequential read | 3,000 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 1,600 MB/s |
| Random 4K read | 390K IOPS |
| NAND | 3D TLC, 176-layer |
| Cache | DRAM-less (HMB) |
| Endurance | 300 TBW (0.55 DWPD) |
| Warranty | 3 years |
| Heatsink | None |
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