Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8500 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8500-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index8,346 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,202
Street price$179
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.63
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8500 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read980K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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