Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8266 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8266-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,664 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,670
Street price$89
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar63.64
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8266 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read800K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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