Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8243 Core 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8243-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index12,402 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,762
Street price$419
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.60
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8243 Core
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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