Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8196 SE 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8196-SE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index11,593 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,195
Street price$299
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar38.77
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8196 SE
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,600 MB/s
Sequential write2,100 MB/s
Random 4K read430K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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