Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4968 Ultra 8TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4968-ULTRA · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index13,036 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#2,856
Street price$499
Power9 W (active)
Performance per dollar26.12
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4968 Ultra
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read12,600 MB/s
Sequential write9,500 MB/s
Random 4K read2,150K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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