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Caldera SN-6501 Ti 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6501-TI · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,443 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,513
Street price$99
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar65.08
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6501 Ti
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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