Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-8959 Ti 500GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8959-TI · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,622 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,435
Street price$79
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar71.16
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8959 Ti
Capacity500 GB
Form factorM.2 2230
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read6,400 MB/s
Sequential write3,500 MB/s
Random 4K read850K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance100 TBW (0.18 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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