Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8949 Prime 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8949-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index10,979 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,790
Street price$319
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar34.42
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8949 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,400 MB/s
Sequential write2,100 MB/s
Random 4K read470K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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