Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6541 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6541-PLUS · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,805 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,324
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar69.64
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6541 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,020K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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