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Caldera SN-9516 SE 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9516-SE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index7,090 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,752
Street price$129
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar54.96
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9516 SE
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read870K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance400 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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