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Caldera SN-8397 Prime 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8397-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index14,603 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#48,630
Street price$569
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar25.66
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8397 Prime
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write3,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,290K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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