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Caldera SN-8257 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8257-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index4,796 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#34,374
Street price$59
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar81.29
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8257 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,150K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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