Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8968 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8968-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index7,378 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#28,570
Street price$159
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.40
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8968 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,400 MB/s
Sequential write6,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,160K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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