Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8516 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8516-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,970 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,401
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar84.24
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8516 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read700K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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