Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8696 Max 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8696-MAX · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index14,546 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,740
Street price$599
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar24.28
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8696 Max
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write3,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,260K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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