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Caldera SN-8500 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8500-XT · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index10,873 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,022
Street price$329
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar33.05
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8500 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,280K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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