Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9516 Prime 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9516-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index11,144 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,119
Street price$299
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.27
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9516 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,900 MB/s
Sequential write2,200 MB/s
Random 4K read600K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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