Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2961 Pro 8TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2961-PRO · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index11,934 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#25,412
Street price$439
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.18
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2961 Pro
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read2,300 MB/s
Sequential write1,700 MB/s
Random 4K read420K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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