Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7961 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7961-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index7,437 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#1,057
Street price$139
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar53.50
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7961 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,900 MB/s
Random 4K read1,350K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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