Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6500 XT 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6500-XT · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index12,082 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,151
Street price$339
Power11 W (active)
Performance per dollar35.64
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6500 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,600 MB/s
Sequential write8,400 MB/s
Random 4K read2,230K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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