Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8496 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8496-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,867 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#46,342
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.54
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8496 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,100K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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