Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-7956 Max 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN7956-MAX · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index7,791 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#39,172
Street price$169
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.10
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-7956 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,200 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read770K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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