Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8231 Core 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8231-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,264 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,570
Street price$69
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar76.29
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8231 Core
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,100 MB/s
Random 4K read820K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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