Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8988 Core 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8988-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,391 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,153
Street price$79
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar80.90
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8988 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,200 MB/s
Sequential write3,700 MB/s
Random 4K read990K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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