Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8998 Ultra 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8998-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,281 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#5,893
Street price$89
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.57
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8998 Ultra
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write3,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,300K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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