Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8686 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8686-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index11,166 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#28,195
Street price$349
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar31.99
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8686 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,600 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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