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Caldera SN-1612 Core 8TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1612-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index13,731 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,794
Street price$599
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar22.92
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1612 Core
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,500 MB/s
Sequential write1,900 MB/s
Random 4K read380K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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