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Caldera SN-1261 Ultra 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1261-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index13,358 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,725
Street price$489
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.32
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1261 Ultra
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write6,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,140K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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