Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6980 Max 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6980-MAX · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index7,696 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#30,212
Street price$149
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar51.65
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6980 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,900 MB/s
Sequential write2,600 MB/s
Random 4K read380K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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