Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8221 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8221-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index10,373 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,140
Street price$259
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar40.05
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8221 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,600 MB/s
Random 4K read830K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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