Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8688 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8688-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,068 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,150
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar85.90
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8688 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read950K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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