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Caldera SN-1514 Core 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1514-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index12,336 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#49,125
Street price$459
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar26.88
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1514 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,000 MB/s
Sequential write12,900 MB/s
Random 4K read2,070K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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