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Caldera SN-8421 SE 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8421-SE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index7,347 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,087
Street price$149
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar49.31
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8421 SE
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,080K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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