Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6516 Plus 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6516-PLUS · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index11,438 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,672
Street price$359
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar31.86
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6516 Plus
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write6,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,090K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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