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Caldera SN-5246 XT 8TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN5246-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index14,900 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,720
Street price$569
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar26.19
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-5246 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,900 MB/s
Sequential write2,300 MB/s
Random 4K read520K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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