Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8168 Prime 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8168-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index11,624 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,301
Street price$399
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.13
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8168 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,700 MB/s
Sequential write2,600 MB/s
Random 4K read440K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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