Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1216 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1216-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,342 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,820
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar90.54
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1216 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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