Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8281 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8281-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index7,377 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,617
Street price$149
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar49.51
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8281 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,260K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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