Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8946 Max 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8946-MAX · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index10,912 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,640
Street price$289
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar37.76
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8946 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,300 MB/s
Sequential write4,100 MB/s
Random 4K read850K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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