Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8990 Ultra 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8990-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index6,077 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#15,118
Street price$89
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar68.28
Released2020

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8990 Ultra
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,500 MB/s
Sequential write4,700 MB/s
Random 4K read790K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance600 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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