Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8740 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8740-XT · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index7,308 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#23,712
Street price$149
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar49.05
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8740 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,700 MB/s
Sequential write6,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,330K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance720 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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