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Caldera SN-8685 SE 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8685-SE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index14,900 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,912
Street price$569
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar26.19
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8685 SE
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,000 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read730K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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