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Caldera SN-6981 Core 1TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN6981-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,226 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#47,944
Street price$69
Power4 W (active)
Performance per dollar75.74
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-6981 Core
Capacity1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,200 MB/s
Sequential write2,800 MB/s
Random 4K read530K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 238-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance360 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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