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Caldera SN-8956 XT 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8956-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index12,073 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,868
Street price$349
Power10 W (active)
Performance per dollar34.59
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8956 XT
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,300 MB/s
Sequential write11,600 MB/s
Random 4K read1,590K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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