Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8942 Prime 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8942-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index5,916 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,628
Street price$89
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar66.47
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8942 Prime
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,000 MB/s
Sequential write2,300 MB/s
Random 4K read440K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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