Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8195 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8195-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,562 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,959
Street price$49
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar93.10
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8195 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,130K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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