Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8950 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8950-ULTRA · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-18

Key facts

Benchmark index5,345 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#37,804
Street price$69
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar77.46
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8950 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,900 MB/s
Sequential write6,700 MB/s
Random 4K read750K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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