Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8436 Pro 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8436-PRO · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,971 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,266
Street price$89
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.09
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8436 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,400 MB/s
Random 4K read950K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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