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Caldera SN-7946 Plus 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7946-PLUS · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index11,334 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#48,696
Street price$319
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar35.53
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7946 Plus
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,700 MB/s
Sequential write9,400 MB/s
Random 4K read1,790K 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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