Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6516 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6516-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index11,724 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,050
Street price$399
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.38
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6516 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read910K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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