Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4294 Prime 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4294-PRIME · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index13,642 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,141
Street price$499
Power11 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.34
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4294 Prime
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read12,200 MB/s
Sequential write10,500 MB/s
Random 4K read2,470K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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