Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3516 Plus 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3516-PLUS · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index13,094 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,160
Street price$439
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.83
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3516 Plus
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read800K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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