Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8406 Max 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8406-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,281 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,685
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar79.51
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8406 Max
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read850K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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