Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-1979 XT 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN1979-XT · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index13,821 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#24,229
Street price$599
Power6 W (active)
Performance per dollar23.07
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-1979 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,600 MB/s
Sequential write5,600 MB/s
Random 4K read710K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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