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Caldera SN-1242 XT 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1242-XT · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index14,670 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#266
Street price$569
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar25.78
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1242 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,270K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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