Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8966 XT 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8966-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index6,621 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#10,040
Street price$119
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar55.64
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8966 XT
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,000 MB/s
Sequential write2,600 MB/s
Random 4K read480K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance400 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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