Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8947 Pro 500GB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8947-PRO · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,091 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,433
Street price$89
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar68.44
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8947 Pro
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,400 MB/s
Sequential write1,900 MB/s
Random 4K read520K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance180 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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