Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8197 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8197-ULTRA · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index9,964 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,606
Street price$269
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.04
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8197 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write5,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,010K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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