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Caldera SN-8686 XT 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8686-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-27

Key facts

Benchmark index10,953 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#24,055
Street price$279
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar39.26
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8686 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read12,900 MB/s
Sequential write12,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,990K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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