Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8431 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8431-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index13,155 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,114
Street price$499
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar26.36
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8431 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read820K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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