Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8429 Plus 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8429-PLUS · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,229 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43
Street price$59
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar88.63
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8429 Plus
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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