Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8596 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8596-SE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,982 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,655
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar101.67
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8596 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,080K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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