Hardware Spec Index

Altrix SN-8516 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Altrix · SKU SN8516-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,710 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#46,726
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar96.12
Released2020

Specifications

BrandAltrix
ModelAltrix SN-8516 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read890K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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