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Caldera SN-8163 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8163-SE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,979 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,390
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar101.61
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8163 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read910K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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