Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8161 Plus 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8161-PLUS · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index14,027 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#41,148
Street price$589
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar23.81
Released2021

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8161 Plus
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read1,400K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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