Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6161 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6161-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,553 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,873
Street price$49
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar92.92
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6161 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read720K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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