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Caldera SN-8438 XT 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8438-XT · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index8,910 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#32,023
Street price$189
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar47.14
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8438 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,700 MB/s
Sequential write5,400 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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