Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8838 Core 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8838-CORE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index12,201 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#42,258
Street price$419
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.12
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8838 Core
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,500 MB/s
Sequential write9,000 MB/s
Random 4K read2,490K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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