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Caldera SN-8502 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8502-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index8,185 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#3,239
Street price$169
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar48.43
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8502 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,180K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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