Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1606 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1606-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,077 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,481
Street price$79
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.92
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1606 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,260K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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