Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6497 Prime 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6497-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index13,676 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,855
Street price$449
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.46
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6497 Prime
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read860K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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