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Caldera SN-8198 Ti 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8198-TI · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,684 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,639
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar82.38
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8198 Ti
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,800 MB/s
Sequential write1,800 MB/s
Random 4K read490K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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