Hardware Spec Index

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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8221-SE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index8,598 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,763
Street price$169
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar50.88
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8221 SE
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,360K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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