Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-9646 SE 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9646-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index14,046 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,923
Street price$599
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar23.45
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9646 SE
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read740K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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