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Caldera SN-8242 XT 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8242-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index13,793 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,129
Street price$489
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.21
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8242 XT
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,200 MB/s
Sequential write1,800 MB/s
Random 4K read430K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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