Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8551 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8551-PRIME · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index7,502 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#34,220
Street price$159
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar47.18
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8551 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,800 MB/s
Sequential write5,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,100K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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