Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8601 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8601-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,934 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,419
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.11
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8601 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,060K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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