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Caldera SN-6940 XT 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6940-XT · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index11,252 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#4,706
Street price$399
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.20
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6940 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read10,300 MB/s
Sequential write9,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,760K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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