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Caldera SN-8563 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8563-XT · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,289 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#39,288
Street price$89
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.66
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8563 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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