Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8996 Edge 4TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8996-EDGE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index10,455 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#38,184
Street price$279
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.47
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8996 Edge
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,800 MB/s
Sequential write2,500 MB/s
Random 4K read600K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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