Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8038 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8038-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,025 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,672
Street price$99
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar60.86
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8038 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,170K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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