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Caldera SN-8938 Plus 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8938-PLUS · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,964 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,587
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.49
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8938 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,400 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read370K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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