Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8953 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8953-MAX · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index5,731 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#26,314
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar83.06
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8953 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,000 MB/s
Sequential write4,800 MB/s
Random 4K read930K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance240 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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