Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2042 Core 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2042-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index11,746 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#39,336
Street price$439
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar26.76
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2042 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,170K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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