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Caldera SN-6168 Prime 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6168-PRIME · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index12,962 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,829
Street price$519
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar24.97
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6168 Prime
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,400 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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