Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8196 Max 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8196-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index11,613 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#35,374
Street price$389
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.85
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8196 Max
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read920K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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