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Caldera SN-8181 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8181-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,391 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,818
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar89.61
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8181 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,180K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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