Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8600 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8600-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index4,371 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,844
Street price$49
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar89.20
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8600 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,090K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance120 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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