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Caldera SN-8243 Core 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8243-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index13,698 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#16,134
Street price$539
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar25.41
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8243 Core
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,800 MB/s
Sequential write9,100 MB/s
Random 4K read1,460K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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