Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8231 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8231-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,841 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,398
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar98.80
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8231 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,340K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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