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Caldera SN-6517 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6517-XT · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,410 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,803
Street price$89
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.02
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6517 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,160K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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