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Caldera SN-8638 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8638-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index11,446 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#35,393
Street price$319
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar35.88
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8638 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,120K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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