Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8286 Prime 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8286-PRIME · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,401 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,111
Street price$59
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar91.54
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8286 Prime
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,290K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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