Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8961 Pro 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8961-PRO · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-23

Key facts

Benchmark index10,792 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#21,565
Street price$279
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar38.68
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8961 Pro
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read7,100 MB/s
Sequential write6,700 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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