Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8216 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8216-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,764 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,654
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar97.22
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8216 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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