Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-4960 Max 2TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN4960-MAX · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index7,529 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#7,470
Street price$129
Power5 W (active)
Performance per dollar58.36
Released2019

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-4960 Max
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4
Sequential read3,000 MB/s
Sequential write2,600 MB/s
Random 4K read450K IOPS
NAND3D QLC, 232-layer
CacheDRAM-less (HMB)
Endurance480 TBW (0.22 DWPD)
Warranty3 years
HeatsinkNone

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