Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8196 Pro 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8196-PRO · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index9,436 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,623
Street price$209
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar45.15
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8196 Pro
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read840K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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