Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8205 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8205-PRO · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,516 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,960
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar92.16
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8205 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,120K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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