Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6960 Plus 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6960-PLUS · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index11,539 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#18,327
Street price$419
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.54
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6960 Plus
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,200 MB/s
Sequential write9,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,590K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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