Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8421 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8421-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index9,317 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#24,371
Street price$269
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar34.64
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8421 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read750K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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