Caldera SN-4616 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD
SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4616-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-25
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 4,669 (SSDs scale) |
|---|---|
| Category rank | #32,698 |
| Street price | $49 |
| Power | 6 W (active) |
| Performance per dollar | 95.29 |
| Released | 2020 |
Specifications
| Brand | Caldera |
|---|---|
| Model | Caldera SN-4616 Core |
| Capacity | 500 GB |
| Form factor | M.2 2230 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0 |
| Sequential read | 6,100 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 3,800 MB/s |
| Random 4K read | 1,020K IOPS |
| NAND | 3D QLC, 176-layer |
| Cache | DRAM-less (HMB) |
| Endurance | 120 TBW (0.22 DWPD) |
| Warranty | 3 years |
| Heatsink | Heatsink edition available |
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