Hardware Spec Index

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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6506-PRO · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,031 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,793
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar85.27
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6506 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,250K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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