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Caldera SN-8256 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8256-CORE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index7,758 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,303
Street price$149
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar52.07
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8256 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read870K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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