Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8492 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8492-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index6,004 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#35,074
Street price$89
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar67.46
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8492 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,300K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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