Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7516 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7516-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,131 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,586
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.61
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7516 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,190K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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