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Caldera SN-8601 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8601-ULTRA · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index8,348 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#33,082
Street price$179
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.64
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8601 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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