Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-3516 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN3516-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,669 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,988
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.36
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-3516 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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