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Caldera SN-8181 SE 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8181-SE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index10,762 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#40,879
Street price$339
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar31.75
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8181 SE
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,300 MB/s
Sequential write2,900 MB/s
Random 4K read430K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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