Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8649 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8649-SE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,727 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,796
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar96.47
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8649 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write2,700 MB/s
Random 4K read850K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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