Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8294 Edge 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8294-EDGE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index4,788 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,975
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar97.71
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8294 Edge
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,270K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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