Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8196 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8196-ULTRA · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index8,114 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#24,150
Street price$159
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar51.03
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8196 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,100 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read750K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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