Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6520 Ultra 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6520-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,629 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,765
Street price$79
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar71.25
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6520 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,400 MB/s
Sequential write1,900 MB/s
Random 4K read430K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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