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Caldera SN-1261 Core 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1261-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index14,582 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,401
Street price$529
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.57
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1261 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,240K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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