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Caldera SN-2981 Ultra 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2981-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index7,002 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#11,800
Street price$99
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar70.73
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2981 Ultra
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read1,220K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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