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Caldera SN-6516 SE 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6516-SE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index13,612 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,630
Street price$499
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.28
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6516 SE
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,800 MB/s
Sequential write9,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,820K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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