Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8516 Pro 8TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8516-PRO · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index13,528 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,917
Street price$559
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar24.20
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8516 Pro
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,900 MB/s
Sequential write2,300 MB/s
Random 4K read440K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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