Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8261 Max 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8261-MAX · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index7,132 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,227
Street price$149
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar47.87
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8261 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,000 MB/s
Sequential write2,400 MB/s
Random 4K read520K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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