Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8556 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8556-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,608 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,180
Street price$69
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar81.28
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8556 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,090K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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