Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8496 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8496-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index4,730 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,769
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.17
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8496 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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