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Caldera SN-8434 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8434-SE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index5,509 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,543
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar79.84
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8434 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read960K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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