Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-6956 Max 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6956-MAX · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index8,809 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#17,702
Street price$189
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar46.61
Released2022

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6956 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read4,900 MB/s
Sequential write4,200 MB/s
Random 4K read1,170K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 218-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkNone

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