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Caldera SN-8988 XT 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8988-XT · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,376 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,494
Street price$49
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar89.31
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8988 XT
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,000 MB/s
Random 4K read890K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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