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Caldera SN-8216 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8216-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,395 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,752
Street price$89
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar71.85
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8216 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write6,100 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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