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Caldera SN-8491 Prime 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8491-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index6,521 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#9,054
Street price$99
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar65.87
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8491 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,160K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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