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Caldera SN-8501 Prime 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8501-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index7,909 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#34,451
Street price$179
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar44.18
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8501 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,000 MB/s
Sequential write2,500 MB/s
Random 4K read440K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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