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Caldera SN-8997 XT 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8997-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-27

Key facts

Benchmark index13,616 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,148
Street price$479
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar28.43
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8997 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,300 MB/s
Sequential write11,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,860K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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