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Caldera SN-8196 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8196-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index7,829 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#35,311
Street price$169
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.33
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8196 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,340K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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