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Caldera SN-8189 Core 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8189-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-27

Key facts

Benchmark index14,267 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,694
Street price$579
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar24.64
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8189 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,350K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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