Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1516 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1516-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,005 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,111
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.54
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1516 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,370K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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