Hardware Spec Index

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

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8221-MAX · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index10,172 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#39,531
Street price$249
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar40.85
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8221 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write5,100 MB/s
Random 4K read810K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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