Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8686 Pro 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8686-PRO · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index7,402 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,945
Street price$119
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar62.20
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8686 Pro
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,200 MB/s
Sequential write2,700 MB/s
Random 4K read400K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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