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Caldera SN-8981 Ti 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8981-TI · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index6,469 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#45,927
Street price$99
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar65.34
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8981 Ti
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance300 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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