Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6506 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6506-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,647 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,264
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar78.76
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6506 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,360K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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