Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8138 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8138-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,233 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,599
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.84
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8138 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read940K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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