Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8685 Prime 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8685-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index13,012 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#35,385
Street price$439
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.64
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8685 Prime
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,010K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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