Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8969 Max 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8969-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index14,034 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,238
Street price$489
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.70
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8969 Max
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,700 MB/s
Sequential write9,900 MB/s
Random 4K read2,240K 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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