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Caldera SN-8948 XT 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8948-XT · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index12,051 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,016
Street price$389
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar30.98
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8948 XT
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read13,300 MB/s
Sequential write10,000 MB/s
Random 4K read2,460K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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