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Caldera SN-8502 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8502-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,420 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,913
Street price$99
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar64.85
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8502 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,360K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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