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Caldera SN-8188 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8188-XT · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,598 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,265
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar93.84
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8188 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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