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Caldera SN-2986 XT 4TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD

SSDs · Caldera · SKU SN2986-XT · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index13,381 (SSDs scale)
Category rank#36,690
Street price$559
Power8 W (active)
Performance per dollar23.94
Released2025

Specifications

BrandCaldera
ModelCaldera SN-2986 XT
Capacity4 TB
Form factorM.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x4, NVMe 2.0
Sequential read14,000 MB/s
Sequential write12,900 MB/s
Random 4K read2,470K IOPS
NAND3D TLC, 176-layer
CacheLPDDR4 DRAM, 4 GB
Endurance2,400 TBW (0.33 DWPD)
Warranty5 years
HeatsinkIncluded (recommended for sustained loads)

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