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Caldera SN-8281 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8281-XT · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,532 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,789
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.17
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8281 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read780K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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