Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8296 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8296-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,127 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,647
Street price$99
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar61.89
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8296 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read900K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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