Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8742 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8742-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index9,118 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#6,123
Street price$199
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar45.82
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8742 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,180K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 1 GB
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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