Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7686 Core 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7686-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index12,214 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#44,580
Street price$429
Power11 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.47
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7686 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read12,600 MB/s
Sequential write11,100 MB/s
Random 4K read2,650K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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