Hardware Spec Index

Caldera SN-2956 Pro 2TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2956-PRO · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index11,783 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#20,434
Street price$429
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar27.47
Released2024

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2956 Pro
Capacity2 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read11,200 MB/s
Sequential write10,800 MB/s
Random 4K read2,290K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 2 GB
Endurance1,200 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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