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Caldera SN-8261 SE 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8261-SE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index13,618 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,133
Street price$589
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar23.12
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8261 SE
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write5,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,380K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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