Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8196 Ultra 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8196-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index7,858 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,817
Street price$139
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar56.53
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8196 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,800 MB/s
Sequential write2,700 MB/s
Random 4K read390K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance400 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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