Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8943 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8943-MAX · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,608 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,068
Street price$89
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar74.25
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8943 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,150K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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