Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8278 SE 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8278-SE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,502 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,063
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar82.30
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8278 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,300 MB/s
Sequential write1,600 MB/s
Random 4K read520K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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