Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6816 SE 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6816-SE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,797 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#34,486
Street price$89
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar65.13
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6816 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,500 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read430K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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