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Caldera SN-8974 Prime 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8974-PRIME · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index8,868 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#19,194
Street price$199
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar44.56
Released2026

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8974 Prime
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read700K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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