Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6516 Plus 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6516-PLUS · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index11,927 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,885
Street price$419
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.47
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6516 Plus
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,800 MB/s
Sequential write8,600 MB/s
Random 4K read2,500K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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