Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8717 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8717-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,761 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,980
Street price$79
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.92
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8717 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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