Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1516 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1516-PRIME · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index7,776 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,922
Street price$139
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar55.94
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1516 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read960K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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