Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-5168 Max 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5168-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index12,732 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#14,477
Street price$429
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.68
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5168 Max
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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