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Caldera SN-8956 XT 8TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN8956-XT · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-21

Key facts

Benchmark index13,415 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#13,821
Street price$449
Power7 W (active)
Performance per dollar29.88
Released2023

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-8956 XT
Capacity8 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read5,900 MB/s
Sequential write5,500 MB/s
Random 4K read880K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 238-layer
CacheDDR4 DRAM, 8 GB
Endurance4,800 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkHeatsink edition available

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