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Caldera SN-1290 XT 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1290-XT · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index14,420 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,957
Street price$499
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.90
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1290 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write5,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,210K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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