Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8996 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8996-PLUS · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index9,808 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#31,879
Street price$209
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.93
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8996 Plus
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,300 MB/s
Sequential write6,000 MB/s
Random 4K read1,110K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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