Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8656 Ultra 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8656-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index9,713 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#29,502
Street price$269
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar36.11
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8656 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,700 MB/s
Sequential write2,600 MB/s
Random 4K read590K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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