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Caldera SN-8256 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8256-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index10,801 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#22,256
Street price$339
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar31.86
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8256 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,800 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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