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Caldera SN-8521 Pro 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8521-PRO · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index12,410 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,451
Street price$439
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.27
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8521 Pro
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read910K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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