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Caldera SN-9980 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN9980-CORE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,787 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#43,139
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar73.25
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-9980 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,400 MB/s
Random 4K read860K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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