Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8396 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8396-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index6,533 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#25,362
Street price$109
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar59.94
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8396 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,040K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance720 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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