Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6036 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6036-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,034 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,797
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar102.73
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6036 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,130K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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