Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6517 Ultra 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6517-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index10,061 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,273
Street price$299
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar33.65
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6517 Ultra
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,350K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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