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Caldera SN-7686 Ultra 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7686-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index13,919 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,125
Street price$569
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar24.46
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7686 Ultra
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,200 MB/s
Random 4K read810K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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