Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8386 SE 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8386-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,143 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,927
Street price$59
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar87.17
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8386 SE
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,350K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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