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Caldera SN-8242 XT 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8242-XT · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index6,779 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,246
Street price$109
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar62.19
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8242 XT
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,080K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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