Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8121 SE 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8121-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index11,185 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,009
Street price$319
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar35.06
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8121 SE
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,270K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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