Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8221 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8221-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,791 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,864
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.93
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8221 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read720K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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