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Caldera SN-8516 Ti 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8516-TI · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index7,589 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,178
Street price$119
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar63.77
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8516 Ti
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write6,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,360K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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