Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8278 Prime 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8278-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index13,898 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,528
Street price$509
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.30
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8278 Prime
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,000 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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