Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8638 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8638-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index7,557 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,017
Street price$149
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar50.72
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8638 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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