Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8431 Prime 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8431-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index4,834 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#8,050
Street price$59
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar81.93
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8431 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,100 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read370K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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