Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6524 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6524-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,600 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,184
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar93.88
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6524 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read710K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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