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Caldera SN-8981 Max 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8981-MAX · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index6,411 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#46,061
Street price$89
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar72.03
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8981 Max
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,800 MB/s
Sequential write4,300 MB/s
Random 4K read1,180K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 218-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance200 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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