Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1686 Max 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1686-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index12,875 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,754
Street price$419
Power11 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.73
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1686 Max
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read10,800 MB/s
Sequential write9,700 MB/s
Random 4K read2,300K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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