Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8168 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8168-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,539 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#27,852
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.28
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8168 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read960K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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