Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8194 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8194-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,445 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,155
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar78.91
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8194 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,340K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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