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Caldera SN-8396 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8396-XT · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,492 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,098
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar93.08
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8396 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,190K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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