Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8880 Core 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8880-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,507 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,270
Street price$69
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar79.81
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8880 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,200 MB/s
Sequential write1,800 MB/s
Random 4K read510K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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