Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8638 Prime 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8638-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index14,783 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,313
Street price$599
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar24.68
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8638 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,370K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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