Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8955 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8955-SE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,308 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,519
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.93
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8955 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read980K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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