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Caldera SN-4256 Core 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4256-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index12,070 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#12,766
Street price$439
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.49
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4256 Core
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write6,400 MB/s
Random 4K read740K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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