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Caldera SN-8221 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8221-ULTRA · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,696 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,926
Street price$49
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar95.84
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8221 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,500 MB/s
Random 4K read1,050K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.55 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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