Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6306 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6306-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,870 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,527
Street price$89
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar65.96
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6306 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,170K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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