Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8281 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8281-MAX · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,033 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,985
Street price$109
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar55.35
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8281 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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