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Caldera SN-2516 XT 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2516-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index9,434 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,749
Street price$219
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar43.08
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2516 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,400 MB/s
Sequential write2,800 MB/s
Random 4K read600K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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