Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8685 Prime 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8685-PRIME · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index14,169 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#778
Street price$519
Power11 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.30
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8685 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,700 MB/s
Sequential write11,500 MB/s
Random 4K read2,560K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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