Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8438 Ti 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8438-TI · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,523 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,050
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.04
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8438 Ti
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,000 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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